Antique Japanese Nichiren Daishonin Wooden Statue & Glass Eyes 5” Suzuribako 5 cm) wide and 1/8"

5 cm) wide and 1/8" (

The technique is still used today in the making of many household items such as trays

This tsuba is made with typical forged steel and is in the shape of a mokogata

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

It shows flowers

Antique Japanese Nichiren Daishonin Wooden Statue & Glass Eyes 5” Suzuribako 5 cm) wide and 1/8"This 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