Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Metal Flower Vase Hanatate Butsugu Brown BA726 pouch Packed Weight: 515 grams

Packed Weight: 515 grams

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It is larger than most pieces of its kind and painted in black lacquer with gold makie designs of peony flowers and vines

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Metal Flower Vase Hanatate Butsugu Brown BA726 pouch Packed Weight: 515 gramsJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase This is a vintage Japanese metal flower vase, or 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 offering of Sakaki tree leaves signifies that the gods living in the sakaki tree will protect the grave and the soul. Brown Metal C1930 Item weight: 570 grams Packed