Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Arrangement Beige Y71 glass display Design: 6 gourds (Symbol of

Design: 6 gourds (Symbol of longevity)

8 cm long x 4

2 cm long x 12 cm wide x 38

This is a Japanese Ikebana bamboo basket vase

Blue sometsuke pine tree and kanji (Matsu-Masamune)

Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Arrangement Beige Y71 glass display Design: 6 gourds (Symbol ofVintage Japanese Ceramic Suiban for Ikebana Flower Arrangement This is a vintage ceramic Japanese flower vase, or suiban. This piece is large and a round bowl shape with a blue and purple colored unglazed outside and inside (top half) with a smooth glazed beige inside (bottom half). 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