Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Candle Snuffer Vtg Metal Butsudan Butsugu BU895 Japanese Calligraphy at Kumamoto castle

at Kumamoto castle

White snake on the lucky hammer

206 cm long x 45 cm wide ( Ends 51 cm wide)

Slight red lines like a doodle

Item weight:  5 grams

Japanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Candle Snuffer Vtg Metal Butsudan Butsugu BU895 Japanese Calligraphy at Kumamoto castleJapanese Buddhist Altar Fitting Candle Snuffer This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist altar fitting, candle snuffer. A candle snuffer or a candle extinguisher is an instrument used to extinguish burning candles, consisting of a small cone at the end of a handle. The use of a snuffer helps to avoid problems associated with blowing hot wax and it avoids the smoke and odor of a smoldering wick that results from simply blowing a candle out. Japanese Buddhist