Gilt Japanese Buddhist Altar Table - Taishō Period Style - Ginger Jar These stools can be used

These stools can be used inside or outside as temperatures in Shanxi can drop as low as -20

from honeyed ochres to soft sandy hues

This striking 19th century teak mihrab window mirror from Madhya Pradesh is a beautifully repurposed architectural fragment

This is a beautiful specimen of an antique 19th-century Painted Choksar Prayer Table from Mongolia

Gilt Japanese Buddhist Altar Table - Taishō Period Style - Ginger Jar These stools can be usedThis incredibly rare Japanese altar table is a Buddhist altar table dating to the Taish period (1912 1926). Constructed from zelkova (red elm) and coated in fuki urushi lacquer. Fuki urushi lacquering is a technique that accentuates the natural contrasts in wood grain. The table has gilded paneling over a cloud carved apron and sits atop scroll legs wrapping around sacred hoju jewels. It would have originally been made for a Japanese Buddhist temple.