Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Bronze Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Brown BA328 Other Vases turban shells

turban shells

Item weight:  289 grams

Vtg Japanese Ceramic Kutani Ware Kashiki

Packed weight: 1050 grams

One of the ears has damaged

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Bronze Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Brown BA328 Other Vases turban shellsJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase This is a bronze flower vase, hanatate, for Buddhist altars. It is common to offer a range of seasonal and symbolic flowers in front of a Buddhist altar. It is also a vessel for Sakaki leaves or Shashagi leaves in Shinto. The meaning of offering sakaki tree leaves is that the gods living in the sakaki tree will protect the grave and the soul. This particular vase has small handles for decorations as well as