Vintage Takaoka Copperware Bronze Flower Vase Houun Hexagonal Bud Vase BV774 Buddhist Japanese Antique Wooden Lantern Toro

Japanese Antique Wooden Lantern Toro Ornament Shinto Shrine Temple Late Edo period BT238

or a framed centerpiece behind a bedhead or sofa

natural surface reminiscent of ash-glazed Japanese pottery

perfect for Buddhist altars or collectors of Japanese religious artifacts

Title: "Friends" (ともだち)

Vintage Takaoka Copperware Bronze Flower Vase Houun Hexagonal Bud Vase BV774 Buddhist Japanese Antique Wooden Lantern ToroThis is a Japanese bronze flower vase crafted in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture. It is an authentic piece of cast bronze metalwork by the artisan Houun. The vase features a tall, slender, hexagonal obelisk like shape tapering towards the top. Three sides of the hexagonal column are finished with a smooth, dark brown patina, while the alternating three sides feature a highly textured, bark like rough surface. The base is flat and unglazed bronze metal.