Japanese/Chinese old copper/bronze ITA-BUTSU (Buddhist image of plate) with many characters (Buddhist mantras?) 1185-1868 AD. REGION OF ORIGIN: Japan/China Width: 14cm = 5.5 inches : Height 18.7cm = 7.3 inches : Weight 449 g = 15.87 oz. CONDITION : Good considering the age. Used. This is the old original. This is never an imitation. MATERIAL : Copper or bronze; TYPE : ITA-BUTSU (Buddhist image of plate) Provenance: private collection in Japan. Buddhism in Japan (日本の仏教, Nihon no Bukkyō) was first established in the 6th century CE.[3][4][5] Most of the Japanese Buddhists belong to new schools of Buddhism which were established in the Kamakura period (1185－1333).[6] During the Edo (Tokugawa)-period (1603–1868), Buddhism was controlled by the feudal Shogunate. The Meiji-period (1868–1912) saw a strong response against Buddhism, with persecution and a forced separation between Buddhism and Shinto (Shinbutsu bunri).