Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Bronze Metal Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold BA332 Chawan lightweight antique Japanese Buddhist offering

lightweight antique Japanese Buddhist offering table is a main feature in any home altar

This is an antique Japanese Buddhist sutra book

This piece is signed by an artist and a red seal

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Kanji: ken-shin

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Bronze Metal Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold BA332 Chawan lightweight antique Japanese Buddhist offeringJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase This is a bronze 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