Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Bronze Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Peacock BA356 small plate Red with golden crane design

Red with golden crane design

Colored a glossy medium brown with lovely wood grain on display

this katagami stencil with silk mesh backing features a busy folk art pattern complete with various floral and plan motifs

5 cm long x 47 cm wide

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Bronze Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Peacock BA356 small plate Red with golden crane designJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase This is a bronze flower vase, hanatate, for Buddhist altars. It features the images of peacocks and has two small handles for decoration. 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