Japanese antique buddhist brass shops flower plate with lotus flower design, buddhist art, religious decor

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japanese antique buddhist brass flower plate with lotus flower design, buddhist art, religious decor

(listing for brass plate only)

A lovely piece of old Buddhist art, a Hana Sara, or flower plate. These special plates were used for placing flower petals that were scattered in a Buddhist ceremony called Sange. The fragrance of the scattered flowers is said to purify the place of Buddhist practice and meditation.

The plate is made of brass with lovely cut outs and etchings of lotus flowers and lotus leaves. There are three loop attachments on the back and a green, white and red silk cord, with a brass end, is attached to each ring. The cord can be removed. The plate can be hung on the wall using one of the loops.

Nowadays colored paper, in the shape of lotus flowers is used, but initially real flower petals were used. Coming in contact with the wet petals, parts of the plates turned into a beautiful shade of green. This color is much admired in Japan being linked to the concept of wabisabi (appreciation of the old and worn), an aesthetic of the tea ceremony culture. There is even a special expression for the tarnished green color ‘Rokusho ga waku'. The green tarnished copper rooves of old temples and old buildings are also highly regarded.

The plate has wear, tarnishing and signs of use. There are dents, scratches, some small splits in the cut outs and the outside circular shape is slightly bent. One of the metal loops at the back is damaged and loose, but can support the silk cord. Still the plate makes a lovely Buddhist art wall display and looks great as a meditation space decoration.

- measures 27 cm (10.6”) in diameter.
- weighs 360 gm.

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SANGE RITUAL
Sange is a ritual is based on a tradition where people and heavenly gods scattered flowers to celebrate the descents of Buddha.

At Buddhist memorial services held in temples, flowers and leaves are scattered to make offerings to Buddha. The sange at Buddhist memorial services is intended to ward off evil and purify the place of Buddhist practice or meditation by the scent of flowers. Sange is accompanied by chanting.

Originally, lotus and other fresh flowers were used but today lotus-shaped colored paper is used instead to make offerings to Buddha.

At Nyubutsu Kaigen, a ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue, and at Rakkei Hoyo, a service to celebrate the construction of a temple, a large amount of sange is scattered, making an impressive scene. Some people even collect sange. shops