Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold Floral BA318 silver plated Small tear at bottom

Small tear at bottom

Small hole in back

Brown and white stone

This accordion-style book is a collection of stamps collected during the Nagoya Pan Pacific Peace Exhibition which took place in 1937

Item weight: 44 grams (with box 98 grams)

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold Floral BA318 silver plated Small tear at bottomJapanese 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 in the 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 beautiful designs etched into each side