Wooden gilt-lacquered zushi shrine with a carved wooden monk
The shrine features a characteristic black-lacquered wooden cylindrical casing with a flat back and a hinged double-door mechanism
The inner walls and the multi-tiered lotus pedestal are heavily lined with gilt lacquer (gold leaf) to reflect light onto the central figure, symbolizing the radiating aura of figurine
Miniature zushi shrines of this specific portable size were crafted so that devout individuals could travel while accompanied by their personal deity
Closed the shrines is 6 cm wide, 4 cm deep and 15,5 cm high
Probably Edo, 18/19th century