Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Accessory Wavy Blue Y562 card game Kimono woman holding a shamisen

Kimono woman holding a shamisen

Item weight: 571 grams

and it is painted with red banded lines

Some small cracked lines

Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Accessory Wavy Blue Y562 card game Kimono woman holding a shamisenVintage Japanese Ceramic Suiban for Ikebana Flower Arrangement This is a vintage ceramic Japanese flower vase, or suiban. It is a wavy rectangular shape and glazed with an ocean blue color. On one side is an impression of an abstract plum blossom for decoration. 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.