Japanese Brass Mounted Black Lacquer Shrine (Butsudan) Edo Period, 19th Century The upright bipartite double door shrine, above two lacquered sliding doors decorated with birds and flowers and opening to view two bipartite screen doors enclosing a gilt decorated throne with two recessed drawers. Lacking the Buddha and some losses and wear to Lacquer. H: 59in (149.9 cm); W: 25.25in (64.1cm); D: 19in (48 3 cm) See Illustration