Japanese Votive Plaque of Miroku Bosatsu

Meiji period (1868-1912), cast iron kakebotoke or votive plaque for a Buddhist temple or house shrine, showing Miroku Bosatsu (the Buddha of the Future) in high relief, inscribed on the front and back in Japanese, with protruding hangers from the top and fitted with rope on a wooden plaque.

SS: 6 in. (diameter)

Collection of Dorothy & Paul Ferster, Woodbridge, CT

Good condition with some flaking on back of the plaque.

$300 - 500