Japanese Antique Shrines

Glimpes of Japanese Shrines in Kyoto is a lot of four hand-inked Albumen print with aniline applied on a single cardboard.

It was made by applying traditional techniques used in Japanese shrines. Made of high quality birch wood.

Built using the same traditional Japanese techniques used to build Japanese shrines, it embodies the serene beauty of wabi-sabi.

Finely crafted Japanese Zushi (portable Buddhist shrine) that features a delicately carved standing Buddhist figure housed within a black lacquered cabinet with hinged doors.

3in(D) x 4in(W) x 9in(H) are the overall dimensions of the shrine

These imperfections are not considered defects but rather proof of its long, active life in a Japanese shrine. Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come...

Antique Japanese Lacquer And Giltwood Zushi Shrine, or traveling altar, with hand-carved wooden standing Japanese figure.

This gorgeous Japanese red lacquer traveling shrine (zushi) protects a miniature statue of Bishamonten, the Buddhist God of Warfare here depicted as an armor-clad warrior.

Antique Japanese Block Print “Tomioka Hachiman Shrine” from Series “100 Famous Views of Edo” Signed by Utagawa Hiroshige C1856.

This is a very rare carved wooden statue of a sacred horse that was dedicated to a Japanese shrine. It was produced during the Edo period (1800s-1860s), and the main material used is...

This is an antique Japanese miniature shrine known as a Kawara Zushi, a small devotional structure traditionally associated with folk beliefs and local spiritual practices.

These weathered characteristics are not viewed as defects, but rather as a beautiful testament to its long history as a sacred protector in a Japanese shrine or rural estate. Komain...

The simple exterior of black lacquer encasing this 19th-century Japanese traveling shrine (zushi) belies the splendor within.

Nicely painted mineral pigments on silk with a silk brocade border. Signature reads: Kosho.

A gorgeous Japanese bronze temple shrine Buddha. The small piece has a beautiful aged patina and a wonderful, surprisingly hefty feel to it when held in your hand.

A small shrine with a gentle, natural wood grain. Its simple yet well-proportioned form reveals traces of its use as a place of daily prayer. The doors open like double hinges, and...

A simple exterior of black lacquer belies the splendor within this late 19th-century Japanese traveling shrine (zushi). The hinged doors open to reveal a lustrous gold interior and a...

A wonderful Japanese Buddhist portable traveling zushi shrine altar with Amida Buddha (Amitabha) concealed inside the folded wood doors.

A beautiful and intricate work likely originally from a Japanese temple. The hand painted scene depicts a majestic peacock posed against a gorgeous countryside landscape. Would be...

A Special Antique Interior Lighting Choice- One Of Kind And Over 100 Years Old Japan, a well loved antique heavy bronze shrine lantern with attractive Hoju jewel finial, heart shape...

A beautiful and intricate work likely originally from a Japanese temple. The hand painted scene depicts a single rider and group of frolicking horses set against a gorgeous countrysi...

A beautiful standing Edo Period wood carved antique Japanese Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida sculpture/statue. This Buddha is one of four we acquired that were rescued from an abando...

The giraffe is also a very familiar spiritual animal in Japan, where a beer maker called Kirin Beer uses this spiritual animal as its logo, and there are no Japanese people who don't...

A beautiful standing Edo Period wood carved antique Japanese Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida sculpture/statue. This Buddha is one of four we acquired that were rescued from an abando...

A beautiful standing Edo Period wood carved antique Japanese Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida sculpture/statue. This Buddha is one of four we acquired that were rescued from an abando...

A beautiful standing Edo Period antique wood carved Japanese Kannon Bodhisattva Buddha Amida sculpture/statue. This Buddha is one of four we acquired that were rescued from an aband...

Antique wooden Zushi (miniature shrine, the "house of the Gods") with mini wooden figurine of Ebisu - from Tohoku area., Japan.

Truly stunning pair of hand-carved wood Japanese buddha statues / sculptures that sit serenely atop their lotus petal thrones. The intricately carved details and wonderfully vivid co...

Description Ikkesai Yoshiiku Yaji and Kita at Oji Fox Shrine, from the Series “Tokyo Nichnichi Shimbun” Creator Ikkesai Yoshiiku Japanese1833–1904 Date 1874 ...

SEA BREAMS AND WAVES – Wood carving decoration with the remains of original bule paint as the actual fragment of a certain Japanese temple/shrine construction, Edo-Meiji period, 19th...

A very special antique collection - this long strand of Japanese hand-crafted natural wooden (perhaps Rosewood) Buddhist Juzu mala beads with customary larger "Guru" beads. These ros...

Antique wooden Zushi (miniature shrine, the "house of the Gods") with water-drop like symbol openwork. Manufactured circa 1860s - 1900s (late Edo to Meiji period) estimate from the s...

She was living in Japan during the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923 and continued to travel and work throughout East Asia in the years that followed.

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer & Giltwood Zushi Shrine, Traveling Alter Made of fine quality black lacquered case, internally gold leafed and hand carved buddhist figure on...

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Lacquer & Giltwood Zushi Shrine, Traveling Alter Made of fine quality black lacquered case, internally gold leafed and hand carved buddhist figure on...

This is a very old Japanese "si-si" mask made in the middle to late Edo period.

Japanese antique shinto shrine ceramic Inari fox guardian and Shinto Kami (god).

In Japanese mythology, foxes are supposed to breathe out flames which are represented by the flame motif at the top of the drum stand.

Probably more than likely from a Japanese home altar, this is a folk art rendition of Hachiman Yahata no Kani, Japanese God of War, Archery, Culture and Protector of Shrines.

Pigment on silk. Various walkways interconnecting the temple complex with one lone figure of a woman. Back paper is hand-stamped with mica paint. Signature and seal read: Gekkan

Japan, Kamakura-period (1185-1333) 39 x 42 x 18 (female) / 40 x 42 x 18 (male) Exhibited at Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt/M in the exhibition: “A Floating World – Imperm...

Umewaka Shrine, from an untitled series of prints depicting Tokyo.

The Kasuga lantern is fashioned after the ancient lanterns found in Shino shrines of Nara, Japan and some date back to 700 AD.

The five-story pagoda in the center of the picture can be found in many Japanese Buddhist shrines, therefore it is difficult to pinpoint the exact location.

Gracefully modeled with softly rounded contours and a serene expression, the figure captures the quiet elegance and intimacy characteristic of Japanese animal sculpture. This type o...

The Kasuga lantern is fashioned after the ancient lanterns found in Shino shrines of Nara, Japan and some date back to 700 AD.

The Kasuga lantern is fashioned after the ancient lanterns found in Shino shrines of Nara, Japan and some date back to 700 AD.

The Kasuga lantern is fashioned after the ancient lanterns found in Shinto shrines of Nara, Japan and some date back to 700 AD.

The Kasuga lantern is fashioned after the ancient lanterns found in Shino shrines of Nara, Japan and some date back to 700 AD.

The Kasuga lantern is fashioned after the ancient lanterns found in Shino shrines of Nara, Japan and some date back to 700 AD.

The Kasuga lantern is fashioned after the ancient lanterns found in Shino shrines of Nara, Japan and some date back to 700 AD.

A monumental Japanese antique pair of Shinto Shrine kitsune fox guardians, hand carved in solid granite.

Today, new pairs are often seen guarding entrances to Japanese Buddhist temples and shrines. About Shishi Komainu Ah and Un: Temple Shishi are traditionally depicted in pairs, one ...

The Kasuga lantern is fashioned after the ancient lanterns found in Shino shrines of Nara, Japan and some date back to 700 AD.

The gently curved legs, which subtly recall the form of a Torii gate at a Japanese Shinto shrine, also retain a strong and stable structure despite the great age of the piece.

Exquisite Meiji period Japanese Kutani sculpture of a sleeping cat in fine porcelain, inspired by the small wooden sculpture at the entrance of Toshougu shrine in Nikko, Japan, by th...

We introduce special items that differ from the image of Japan commonly known until now, including objects made of natural materials and tools used in temples and shrines.

Baku heads are commonly placed under the eaves of Japanese Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines to ward off bad spirits.

Statues of these three Gods are still found on the facades of folk religion's temples, and Asian altars, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan ancestral shrines. The statues bring good ...