Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Metal Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Brown BA397 go stones It has an inner vase

It has an inner vase made of copper

typically used for serving drinks and snacks to guests in one's home

7 cm long x 7 cm wide

Vintage Japanese Buddhist Altar Butsudan Drawer Table

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Metal Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Brown BA397 go stones It has an inner vaseJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase This is a 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 is brown and has a classic shape with no added