Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Pottery Ikebana Arrangement Pink Gray Y525 tetsubin 5 cm high x 35

5 cm high x 35

This two-panel kashigata mold is carved with the design of two mandarin oranges (mikan)

Japanese ceramic Noh mask

This person lived in Gifu prefecture

In the present day

Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Pottery Ikebana Arrangement Pink Gray Y525 tetsubin 5 cm high x 35Vintage 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 that tapers into a pedestal style foot. It is glazed a pinkish gray color with a green swirl on the inside. The texture is mostly smooth, but with subtle line accents at curl down into the bottom from the outside edge. Suiban means "water tray" and typically houses the spiked weight