Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Metal Flower Vase Hanatate Gold 2pc BA758 Shunkei Image loosely attached

Image loosely attached

A semi-gloss red with lovely wood grain texture

The pillow is made of red silk fabric

This type of design is used in summer for tea ceremony

It is mostly dark brown

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Brass Metal Flower Vase Hanatate Gold 2pc BA758 Shunkei Image loosely attachedJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase Set This is a pair of vintage brass metal flower vases, hanatate, for Buddhist altars. These particular vases are very simple in design with no added embellishments. They can hold individual or very small collections of flowers. It is common practice 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