Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Ikebana Arrangement Light Green PY868 indigo Picture and Hiragana cards

Picture and Hiragana cards

Packed Weight: 500 grams

Some dirt inside the vase

This brown lightweight serving tray was handcrafted according to the traditional Takayama Shunkei technique

Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Ikebana Arrangement Light Green PY868 indigo Picture and Hiragana cardsVintage Japanese Ceramic Suiban for Ikebana Flower Arrangement This is a vintage ceramic Japanese flower vase, or suiban. This suiban is wide and shallow with a gorgeous light green with white and brown rocky accents on the outside edge, reminiscent of clear ocean water rushing to shore. 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