Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Metal Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold BA331 olive green This Japanese shikishi art board

This Japanese shikishi art board represents a sea of clouds (unkai) seen from the top of a mountain

Item weight: 365 grams

Design: Pink and purple flowers

7 cm wide x 10 cm tall

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Metal Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold BA331 olive green This Japanese shikishi art boardJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase This is a brass metal 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 no added