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A butsudan is a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a gohonzon or religious icon,

The butsudan is commonly seen as an essential part in the life of a traditional Japanese family as it is the centre of spiritual faith within the household, especially in dealing with the deaths of family members or reflecting on the lives of ancestors. This is especially true in many rural villages, where it is common for more than 90% of households to possess a butsudan, to be contrasted with urban and suburban areas, where the rate of possession can drop down to below 60%.[5]

candlesticks, incense burners, bells, and platforms for placing offerings such as fruit, tea or rice.

technology and the aesthetics.

fades the further back in time we look. The earliest known pot making dates to about 10,000 BC in parts of Asia with other evidence from the middle east dating to about 6,000 BC.

The earliest know glazes are found in the Nile valley about 5,000 bc