Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Porcelain Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Brown BA649 landscape primarily used as a source

primarily used as a source of fire when burning incense or fragrant powders

The hanging decoration is broken in several places

Some characters on the cover:`正信偈和讚 shoshinge waka

It is a glossy red with a printed design on the top surface that features plum blossoms

[Assembled Height] 22 cm tall

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Porcelain Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Brown BA649 landscape primarily used as a sourceJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase This is a vintage small porcelain flower vase, hanatate, for Buddhist altars. This particular vase is very simple in design with no added embellishments. It can hold individual or very small collections of flowers. 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