Japan Buddhist Altar Fitting Three-Fold Honzon Chigo Daishi Kobo Daishi BA380 display item Antique Japanese Bronze Piggy Bank

Antique Japanese Bronze Piggy Bank

This type of bowl is traditionally used for preparing and drinking green tea during tea ceremonies

Packed weight: 2150 grams

From the end of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji period

Japan Buddhist Altar Fitting Three-Fold Honzon Chigo Daishi Kobo Daishi BA380 display item Antique Japanese Bronze Piggy BankVtg Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Three Fold Icon This Japanese vintage paper three fold icon represents Chigo Daishi, the Buddhist monk Kobo Daishi (Kukai) as a boy. Kobo Daishi is the founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism in Japan. The icon also have text on the right and a sutra on the left. This item is an icon displayed in Japanese Buddhist home altars, Butsudan. It is a powerful religious image, aimed to be at the center of an altar.