Miniature shrine (zushi)

Portable shrine black lacquer case with two doors; gold pomegranate and leaves on each door; brass mountings. Inside gold. Under canopy wooden figure of Kwannon with gold and black robes stands on lotus base with pierced metal mandola behind her. On right hand door, inside, figure of Du-do (Japanese version of Siva, the destroyer), black body, green skirt, red flames. Left-hand door, Ji-so, a Bodhisattva (Kshitigarbha in Sanskrit) protector of children, travelers and pregnant women.