Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Wooden Kuge Offering Stand 2pc Box BA816 Navy This is a Japanese clutch

This is a Japanese clutch wallet with a textured

At the very front of the side is the image of a kikyo flower (bellflower/balloon flower)

Kozan kiln (kozangama)

Painting imperfection

5 cm long x 7 cm wide x 0

Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Wooden Kuge Offering Stand 2pc Box BA816 Navy This is a Japanese clutchAntique Japanese Buddhist Offering Stand Kuge Pair These are a pair of antique offering stands called Kuge for the Buddhist altar in Japan. Cut in a floral shape with a removable top piece resembling a flower, though the petals of the top piece come off from the stand, and some of them are missing. This pair is painted with gold and black lacquer. It is a utensil for offering rice cakes, fruits, Rakugan sweets, etc, and is mainly used by the Jodo