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Antique Japanese Buddhist Kyodzukue Sutra shrine table in black urushi lacquer 06
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Japanese Buddhist Kyodzukue Sutra table in black urushi (lacquer) with gilt hand hammered metal fittings - Image 7
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Japanese Buddhist Kyodzukue Sutra table in black urushi (lacquer) with gilt hand hammered metal fittings - Image 17
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Japanese Buddhist Kyodzukue Sutra table in black urushi (lacquer) with gilt hand hammered metal fittings

Japanese Kyodzukue Sutra table 経机. It can also be called a 外陣経卓 or Ge-jin Sutra Table (in larger sizes). Ge-jin means the place just outside the inner sanctuary of a shrine or Buddhist temple where ordinary people can worship. Normally they have drawers where one can store candles/incense sticks. This particular style is said to originate in Kyoto. Shrine tables of this kind were common across Japan and found in both homes and in temples. On the front of the box are the characters 經机 (scroll table).
On the back is the date it was made: 明治廿六年六月新調之 made in the 6th month of the 26th year of the Meiji period. (This correlates to the year 1893).

Japanese Buddhist Kyodzukue Sutra table in black urushi (lacquer) with gilt hand hammered metal fittings

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In Japanese this table is called a Kyōdzukue 経机 which means sutra table. It can also be called a 外陣経卓 or Ge-jin Sutra Table (in larger sizes). Ge-jin means the place just outside the inner sanctuary of a shrine or Buddhist temple where ordinary people can worship. Normally they have drawers where one can store candles/incense sticks. This particular style is said to originate in Kyoto. Shrine tables of this kind were common across Japan and found in both homes and in temples. On the front of the box are the characters 經机 (scroll table).
On the back is the date it was made: 明治廿六年六月新調之 made in the 6th month of the 26th year of the Meiji period. (This correlates to the year 1893).

Period: Meiji period (1868-1912)
Condition: General condition is quite good and this piece has been extremely well preserved. Slight miscoloration to the metal in places. Overall wear is commensurate with age and use including small scattered scratches. Some discoloration of the lacquer on the undersides. One chip to lacquer on the drawer. Original box.
Provenance: Japanese private collection (Kasama- Ibaraki prefecture).
Dimensions (cm): Length 40  x Width 24 x Height 28 (box is 44x29x33)

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