Antique Japanese Nichiren Daishonin Wooden Statue & Glass Eyes 5” Suzuribako It has been in storage

It has been in storage or carefully displayed for much of the past century and with exception to some minor signs of wear

Drawer pulls are copper and the door handles are done in a chrysanthemum motif

高橋松亭

It shows flowers

It has a stylized floral and garden design in akai-imari (multi-color imari)

Antique Japanese Nichiren Daishonin Wooden Statue & Glass Eyes 5” Suzuribako It has been in storageThis is a carved wooden statue of Nichiren Daishonin, the founder of Nichiren Buddhism in Japan. On his back written in Red is the Hohonzon, a mandala central to this practice. Likely from the late Edo era in the early 1800's. Nichiren Buddhism was founded by Nichiren Daishonin, a Japanese Buddhist monk who lived during the 13th century. He developed his teachings based on the Lotus Sutra, believing it to be the ultimate expression of the Buddha's