Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Wooden Kuge Offering Stand 2pc Box BA817 arita imari He holds a pagoda in

He holds a pagoda in one hand and a spear in the other

8 cm wide x 8 cm long

5 cm tall (inside approx

It is pottery made from red clay (Shudei)

Some of them are reinforced with a network of silk threads sandwiched between the layers of paper

Antique Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Wooden Kuge Offering Stand 2pc Box BA817 arita imari He holds a pagoda inAntique 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. 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 Shinshu Honganji sect of Buddhism. This pair is cased in a wooden box. Gold, black Wood,