LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE CARVED WITH SOME FLORAL PATTERN AND PAINTED. ON THE BOTTOM AROUND THE ALTARS THERE ARE 32 SMALL HANGING WOODEN LANTERNS / ONE IS MISSING ON THE RIGHT SIDE/ THE ALTAR HAS TWO STEPS.
THE LOWER ONE SEEMS TO BE FOR BURNING CANDLES , INCENSE OR DISPLAYING SMALL ITEM USED IN BUDDHISM. ONE PART HAS A METAL /POSSIBLE COOPER/ SHEET.IT MAY BE TO PROTECT THE WOODEN PARTS FROM WAX OR BURNING /I M NOT SURE/. THE WHOLE LEVEL IS SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL RAILING INCLUDING SOME CARVINGS ON BOTH CORNERS. THE UPPER STEP DISPLAYS LARGE STATUE OF BUDDHA AND FOUR SMALLER STATUES OF MONKS.
I BOUGHT IT SOME 25 YEARS AGO IN AN ANTIQUE STORE IN LOS ANGELES. I DID NOT MAKE ANY CHANGES OR REPAIRS SINCE I GOT IT.
IT HAS, IN MY OPINION SOUTH-EAST ASIAN STYLE TO IT BUT PLEASE JUDGE BY YOURSELF. IT IS PRETTY BIG; 30''LONG X 26'' DEEP X 16'' HIGH. IT WEIGHTS AROUND 45 LB. ADDITIONAL PICTURES AVAILABLE IF NEEDED.
It would be less to closer location and little more to locations farther from LA. The item "OLD ASIAN ALTAR/SHRINE WITH BUDDHA AND MONKS. MUST SEE" is in sale since Saturday, September 11, 2021. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Religion & Spirituality\Buddhism\Statues & Figures". The seller is "peachesscooter" and is located in Los Angeles, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.