Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Bronze Metal Incense Holder Vtg Senkousashi BA73 toy 5 cm x 2 cm

5 cm x 2 cm

This piece is large and a round bowl shape with a blue and purple colored unglazed outside and inside (top half) with a smooth glazed beige inside (bottom half)

Kanji on the stickers: 上諏訪 kamisuwa  the hot spring name

It is a beautiful doll that is handmade and has a sense of dynamism

5 cm wide (ends) x 49 cm wide (paper)

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Bronze Metal Incense Holder Vtg Senkousashi BA73 toy 5 cm x 2 cmJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Incense Stick Holder This is a bronze metal incense stick holder, senkousashi, for Buddhist altars. It is used to hold long sticks of incense to be burned in front of a butsudan or Buddhist home altar during prayer. This particular container is a brown color with small handles, a decorative border on the base, and images of birds on either side. Brown Bronze C1970 Item weight: 250 grams Packed weight: 400 grams Approx.