Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Pottery Ikebana Arrangement Gray Blue Y526 Surplice 30 cm long x 27

30 cm long x 27

Item weight: 731 grams

This vintage Japanese wooden kokeshi doll represents a girl or a women dressed in a black kimono with white abstract patterns

Number131 on the back of the lid

The kanji written on the side are 久崎醤油Kuzaki soy sauce

Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Pottery Ikebana Arrangement Gray Blue Y526 Surplice 30 cm long x 27Vintage Japanese Ceramic Suiban for Ikebana Flower Arrangement This is a vintage ceramic Japanese flower vase, or suiban. It is glazed with a matte light gray to almost black gradient on the outside, but has a beautiful glass water like glaze on the inside. It has a mostly flat inside space and stands on a short pedestal foot. Suiban means "water tray" and typically houses the spiked weight (kenzan) that holds ikebana flower stems in place, but can