Vintage Japanese Showa Usubata Bronze Vase Buddhist Family Shrine Bamboo This bowl measures 5" in

This bowl measures 5" in diameter and stands 2" tall

This is a Japanese specialty box once used to store ceramic goods

It is made of a heavy bronze and sits on three legs adorned with tiny foo dog heads

It would make a lovely addition to any space

often copper or silver

Vintage Japanese Showa Usubata Bronze Vase Buddhist Family Shrine Bamboo This bowl measures 5" inThis is an antique Japanese mid Showa Era (c. 1940) bronze mini Usubata (flower vase). This vase was used in a butsudan (Buddhist family shrine) to offer flowers. It is made of a heavy bronze and has a thick raised design of birds on branches with flowers. This vase measures 4 1 2" wide at the fluted top to 3" at the base by 5 1 2" tall (11. 5 x 7. 5 x 14 cm). With exception to some signs of use with bumps and one cracked elephant head seen in pic 2