Large Shrine textile a treasure house key

a treasure house key

workshop-made forms—spool

At its midpoint the shaft bifurcates

covered with an intricately woven lacquer surface

which is produced by layering handmade mulberry paper and soaking it in fermented persimmon juice (known as kakishibu)

Large Shrine textile a treasure house keyA fine Shinto household shrine. These shrines were typically simple in design, displaying the modesty of Shinto followers. Shrines were always placed high in a corner of great rooms where smoke from cooking fires would color them black. This example features a smaller, removable shrine to house sacred talismans in the form of paper amulets. In addition, 14 stone Daikoku figurines are included. While likely not original to the shrine, it's possible