Japanese Buddhist Altar Spiritual Tablet C1940 Lacquer Wood Ihai Black BA833 bonbori It includes a wooden stand

It includes a wooden stand storage box and a stand

Glazes of green

teardrop shape

and indicative of contentedness

Japanese Buddhist Altar Spiritual Tablet C1940 Lacquer Wood Ihai Black BA833 bonbori It includes a wooden standVtg Japanese Spiritual Tablet Ihai This is a vintage Japanese black lacquered wood ihai, or mortuary spiritual tablet. It features the Dharma name or kaimyo, a posthumous name given to dead people, on the front. The name is almost erased but still partially visible. This tablet was once embellished with gold foil, now tarnished. Ihai mortuary tablets are usually placed inside butsudan Buddhist altars in Japanese houses. Black, gold Wood, lacquer 1942