Japanese Butsugu Butsudan Flower Vase
This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist altar fitting, flower stand, Kabin (Hanatate). The design has an elephant face on the handle and a little bird and flowers on the body. It is a vase that is offered on Buddhist altars for ancestors. A vase is one of the three essential tools (Sangusoku), a tool that is necessary even if the sect is different. Sangusoku is a candlestick, an incense burner, and a vase.
- Metal sculpture
- Copper
- Item weight: 545 grams
- Packed weight: 945 grams
- C1930
- Approx. 10 cm long x 9 cm wide x 12 cm tall, opening about 4 cm
- Good condition. Some stains inside. Slight discoloration. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos.
- This piece was purchased at the famous Osu Antique Market in Nagoya
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