Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Metal Incense Holder Vtg Senkousashi Mon BA398 pine tree The top and bottom are

The top and bottom are using different colors of lacquer

Holding offering stand Sanpo

5 cm wide (ends) x 62

Chipped edges

Japanese pair of Shinto tree stand and water cup

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Metal Incense Holder Vtg Senkousashi Mon BA398 pine tree The top and bottom areJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Incense Stick Holder This is a 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 brown and has a tube like shape with a golden crane etched onto the front side. The golden crane is the Nichiren Shoshu sect mon symbol. Brown, gold Metal C1970 Item weight: 106 grams