Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Accessory Blue Y559 summer tea bowl Some characters: 海のさかな umi no

Some characters: 海のさかな umi no sakana fish of the sea

This gourd-like vase features a textured stripe pattern( rokurome) on the upper half and carved vertical lines

Red inside the drawers

Handle part cut out as like pine tree

These accessories are typically for guards' and court male servants' dolls placed on the hinadan

Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Accessory Blue Y559 summer tea bowl Some characters: 海のさかな umi noVintage Japanese Ceramic Suiban for Ikebana Flower Arrangement This is a vintage ceramic Japanese flower vase, or suiban. It is a simple rectangular shape and glazed with a medium blue color. There is a vertical rectangular pattern on the sides for decoration. It sits up on four small legs. 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,