Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase

This is a vintage small 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 is very simple in design with no added embellishments or designs other than carved bands. It can hold individual or very small collections of flowers. 

• Gold color
• Metal
• C1970
• Item weight: 107 grams
• Packed weight: 250 grams
• Approx. 3 cm wide x 6 cm tall, opening 0.5 cm wide
• Good condition considering age. Some scratches. Patina. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully.
• We got this item at an antique auction in Tajimi in Gifu, Japan.

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