Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Metal Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold BA331 olive green 7 cm wide x 10

7 cm wide x 10 cm tall

Signature on the bottom: 柴田陶器

This Japanese shikishi art board represents a sea of clouds (unkai) seen from the top of a mountain

Design: Pink and purple flowers

Item weight: 114 grams

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Metal Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold BA331 olive green 7 cm wide x 10Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase This is a brass metal 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 a classic shape with no added