Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Wood Bamboo Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold BA569 Mino hira daiko 6

hira daiko 6

A yellow autumn chrysanthemum is drawn

Maki-e Raden (Abalone inlay)

Design: foggy mountainous scenery with a running river

Tiny chips along rim

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Wood Bamboo Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold BA569 Mino hira daiko 6Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase This is a combination wood and bamboo flower vase, hanatate, for Buddhist altars. This particular vase has a cylindrical shape (bamboo) with a round base (wood), and it is painted gold. 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