Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Bronze Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Bird 2pc BA399 light blue The insides of the drawers

The insides of the drawers are unlined and one drawer has a removable organizer

Inside: [Main] 26

A small scratch in the middle

5 cm tall  x 8 cm wide

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Bronze Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Bird 2pc BA399 light blue The insides of the drawersJapanese 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