Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Porcelain Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold BA355 crackle glaze Kanji on the lid front:

Kanji on the lid front: Shino Plate

84 cm long x 54 cm wide

33 cm long x 33 cm wide x 3 cm tall

this shallow bowl features a chrysanthemum design on the inside as well as a very simple vine design on the outside edge

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Porcelain Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold BA355 crackle glaze Kanji on the lid front:Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase This is a porcelain 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 a gold painted