Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Hagi Ware Green Y174 Calligraphy tools 5 cm wide x 4

5 cm wide x 4 cm tall (excluding attached cord)

Design: Pinecone

Japanese hand-made bamboo basket with handle

these make great boxes for storage and decoration

It contains a hammered bronze bowl with an animal skin-covered striker with a lacquered black handle

Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Hagi Ware Green Y174 Calligraphy tools 5 cm wide x 4Vintage Japanese Ceramic Suiban for Ikebana Flower Arrangement This is a vintage ceramic Japanese flower vase, or suiban. This round piece is rather small with a shiny deep green glaze. There are no inscriptions on this piece but it is probably Hagi ware. Suiban means "water tray" and typically houses the spiked weight (kenzan) that hold ikebana flower stems in place, but can also be used as a base for a flower pot, or even a potted bonsai. Green