Japanese Buddhist Altar Porcelain Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Simple White BA927 Calligraphy Water Dropper Design torn

Design torn

Chips on inside edge of top rim

It is small and rectangular with easy-to-hold handles

This is a vintage sepia-tone photograph of a Japanese monument in China called Monument to Patriots which was constructed in remembrance of Japanese soldiers lost during the "Manchurian Incident" invasion

He symbolizes good fortune and wealth

Japanese Buddhist Altar Porcelain Flower Vase Vtg Hanatate Simple White BA927 Calligraphy Water Dropper Design tornJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Flower Vase This is a porcelain flower vase, hanatate, for Buddhist altars. This particular vase is has a classic shape with decorative handles. It features a simple white glaze. It is common to offer a range of seasonal and symbolic flowers in front of a Buddhist altar, while 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