Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th centuryThe red-lacquer case decorated with a hollyhock crests inld hiramaki-e on each of the hinged double doors and applied with elaborate foliate-etched gilt-metal fittings opening to reveal a standing figure of Amida Buddha flanked by the bodhisattvas Kannon and Seishi in a raigo-like configuration and accompanied by a figure of Jizo and Fudo Myoo, all raised on lotus pedestals and supported on an ornate, stepped plinth, an additional pair of miniature guardian figures applied to the top of the balusters33 3/8in (85cm) high overall