Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Candle Set White Nippon Kodo Rosoku 5.3cm BA836 soldier Age: Post-1940

Age: Post-1940

The inside features one fixed wooden bracket used for securing a scroll in place

The bottom is stamped with the hagi 萩 kanji

a little bird (nightingale)

Cresent moon shape

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Candle Set White Nippon Kodo Rosoku 5.3cm BA836 soldier Age: Post-1940Vtg Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Candle Set This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist altar fitting, Candle set, cased in a paper box. There are 60 candles, about 5. 3 centimeters in length. Lighted candles offer prayers to the Buddha, ancestors, and the deceased at the Buddhist altar. In Buddhism, lighting a candle means that light is wisdom, and a candle means that all life will eventually come to an end. White Paraffin C1980 Characters on the box: