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Monumental Otani-ha Guden-Style Gold Butsudan (Jodo Shinshu, Higashi Lineage) — Black Lacquer Exterior, Full Gold Interior — Estate-Scale Architectural Altar Cabinet (122W × 177H × 80D cm)
Monumental Otani-ha Guden-Style Gold Butsudan (Jodo Shinshu, Higashi Lineage) — Black Lacquer Exterior, Full Gold Interior — Estate-Scale Architectural Altar Cabinet (122W × 177H × 80D cm)
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Curatorial Overview
This monumental butsudan is devotional architecture: a large-format altar cabinet built as a micro-temple interior. Its guden-like, palace-coded grammar uses layered thresholds, raised altar planes, dense fittings, and full gold interior surfaces to create ceremonial legibility and repeatable ritual flow. Closed, the black lacquer exterior reads as composed architecture; opened, the cabinet becomes luminous and sanctuary-grade.
A large-format butsudan is not merely an object you place in a room — it is a room you build around. At estate scale, the cabinet becomes devotional architecture: a structured sanctum with thresholds, layered doors, and working planes designed to keep ritual life coherent across decades.
This example carries guden-like, palace-coded interior logic: deep gold planes, stacked altar platforms, and a disciplined hierarchy that guides the eye inward toward the sanctum zone. In Higashi-lineage Jodo Shinshu practice, such architecture functions as visual and spatial discipline — a built grammar that makes recitation, offerings, and memorial continuity repeatable.
Closed, the black lacquer exterior reads as formal architecture: quiet, protective, and composed. Opened, the interior becomes luminous and legible, converting the cabinet into a sanctuary wall. That transformation is one of the defining aesthetic technologies of the gold butsudan tradition — and one of the reasons serious households, estates, and institutions choose large-format examples: they do not decorate a space; they establish it.
At approximately 122 cm (W) × 177 cm (H) × 80 cm (D), this belongs to estate and institutional scale. Freight logistics and white-glove placement should be treated as part of stewardship.
Dimensions (Approx.)
- Width: 122 cm
- Height: 177 cm
- Depth: 80 cm
Materials
- Wood architectural cabinet construction
- Black lacquer exterior finish
- Gold-toned interior finish system (exact method not asserted)
- Metal fittings and hardware throughout
Condition
Conservative stewardship posture: long-term display aging and minor surface marks are compatible with an architectural altar cabinet built for decades of use. Prioritize door alignment, hinge integrity, and gold plane edge stability on intake.
Shipping & Logistics (Freight / Crated)
- Japan domestic transport + handling:
- Export crating + packing labor:
- JP documentation + terminal handling:
- International ocean freight (LCL):
- White-glove placement (recommended):
- Total estimated US landed logistics (ocean LCL + white glove): ≈ $12,300 – $21,900 USD
Crated shipping is mandatory. Door immobilization, anti-racking bracing, and lacquer-safe surface isolation are required to preserve finish and geometry.
Handling estimates: net 95–140 kg; crated 170–260 kg; crate approx. 190 × 110 × 110 cm. Liftgate/pallet delivery and a placement crew are recommended.
HS Code Guidance
- Primary HS code: 9403.60 (Other wooden furniture)
- Alternates used by brokers: 9403.89; 4420.10
Cargo Shipping & Handling Notice
Due to the final packaged weight and/or dimensional requirements of this piece, standard parcel services such as Japan Post EMS, DHL, FedEx, or UPS are not applicable. This item will be shipped via cargo or freight-based shipping methods.
Cargo shipments require additional preparation time to ensure proper handling, which may include custom crating, reinforced packing, coordination with domestic logistics providers, and scheduling with international freight consolidators and export brokers. As a result, estimated delivery timelines typically range from 6 to 10 weeks, depending on routing, carrier availability, and customs clearance procedures in the destination country.
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Authenticity & Stewardship
Evaluated under the Japonista Authentication Framework™:
- Material, carving, and surface-study comparison
- Iconographic and stylistic verification
- Condition and stability review (surface integrity)
- Construction assessment and handling-risk evaluation
Guaranteed 100% Authentic. Covered by the Japonista Lifetime Authenticity Warranty™.
A Note on Stewardship and Collecting
At Japonista, we approach Buddhist statues, sacred images, and ritual objects not merely as collectibles, but as cultural and spiritual artifacts deserving of respect, understanding, and careful presentation. Every piece we offer is thoughtfully examined, researched, and curated with sensitivity to its origin, meaning, and historical role.
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A Closing Note
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