Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Flower Vase Vtg Insert Butsugu Gold BA215 Tea ceremony Item Weight: 81 grams

Item Weight: 81 grams

Design: Small village in the mountains

This is a pair of small flower vases made for Japanese Buddhist altars

blade: 90mm

Packed Weight: 254 grams

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Flower Vase Vtg Insert Butsugu Gold BA215 Tea ceremony Item Weight: 81 gramsJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase This is a heavy brass flower vase, hanatate, for Buddhist altars. It is a vessel for Sakaki leaves or Shashagi leaves. The meaning of offering sakaki tree leaves is that we believe the gods living sakaki tree will protect the grave and the soul. It is also common to offer a range of seasonal and symbolic flowers in front of the altar. This particular vase has a removable metal insert with a little finial to