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Buddhist altars from Nanao. Known for their sturdy construction.
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Nanao butsudan are Buddhist household altars produced in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture. The name is a regional collective trademark of the Nanao Butsudan Cooperative (Trademark Registration No. 5004061). Production centers on handwork, and they are characterized by sturdy construction and decoration using lacquer and gold leaf. In the Muromachi period, Hatakeyama Mitsuyoshi, military governor of Noto Province, protected and encouraged craft industries such as maki-e and carving, laying the foundation of Nanao butsudan. In the early Edo period, craftsmen's quarters such as Nushimachi-dori, Kimachi and Daikumachi had already formed.
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Field：Buddhist altars, nationally designated craft
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