Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold 2pc BA394 Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencils Bird(Warbler)and Bamboo leaves

Bird(Warbler)and Bamboo leaves

There is a little color fade

67 cm long x 53 cm wide

This particular type of cup is called rappa or "trumpet/horn type" due to its resemblance to a trumpet or horn

Some scratches and chips on extremities

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Gold 2pc BA394 Japanese Katagami Kimono Stencils Bird(Warbler)and Bamboo leavesJapanese 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