Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold 2pc BA394 Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencils Placed in or front of

Placed in or front of the Buddist altar

Bird(Warbler)and Bamboo leaves

Some of the bamboo strips are broken on the sides

15 cm wide x 24

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold 2pc BA394 Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencils Placed in or front ofJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase This is a vintage pair of small brass metal flower vases, 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. These particular vases are very simple