Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase
This is a bronze flower vase, hanatate, for Buddhist altars. It is a vessel for Sakaki leaves or Shashagi leaves. It is also common to offer a range of seasonal and symbolic flowers in front of the altar. It has a striking gold-colored round crane symbol synonymous with Nichiren Shoshu Buddhism.
- Brown
- Bronze
- C1950
- Item weight: 627 grams
- Packed weight: 927 grams
- Approx. 10.5 cm wide x 15 cm tall, opening 4 cm
- Good condition considering age. Some scratches and marks. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully.
- Acquired at an estate sale of an old Japanese family in Nagoya, Japan
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