Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Bronze Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Bird 2pc BA399 light blue Japanese Lg Brushed Lacquer Wooden

Japanese Lg Brushed Lacquer Wooden Bowl Kashhiki

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64 cm wide x 64 cm long

5 cm tall  x 8 cm wide

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Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Bronze Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Bird 2pc BA399 light blue Japanese Lg Brushed Lacquer WoodenJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase This is a pair of bronze flower vases, hanatate, for Buddhist altars. They feature the images of birds 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