Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Flower Vase Vtg Insert Butsugu Gold BA215 Lacquer Trays Swirl design

Swirl design

20 cm long x 14 cm wide x 14 cm tall

this sturdy and slender wooden box is made to store a hanging scroll

Packed weight: 453  grams

Silk torn/fraying on edges

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Flower Vase Vtg Insert Butsugu Gold BA215 Lacquer Trays Swirl designJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase This is a heavy brass flower vase, hanatate, for Buddhist altars. It is a vessel for Sakaki leaves or Shashagi leaves. The meaning of offering sakaki tree leaves is that we believe the gods living sakaki tree will protect the grave and the soul. It is also common to offer a range of seasonal and symbolic flowers in front of the altar. This particular vase has a removable metal insert with a little finial to