Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Arrangement Blue Y68 white glaze Kanji on the box: Cymbidium-Ensifolium

Kanji on the box: Cymbidium-Ensifolium

Item weight: 238 grams

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Vintage Japanese Ceramic Small Plate

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Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Arrangement Blue Y68 white glaze Kanji on the box: Cymbidium-EnsifoliumVintage Japanese Ceramic Suiban for Ikebana Flower Arrangement This is a vintage ceramic Japanese flower vase, or suiban. It has a unique shell shape (closed circle) with textured gray and blue outside with a smooth grayish blue inside. 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. Blue. gray Pottery, ceramic,