Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Pottery Ikebana Accessory Blue Brown Y530 ox Vintage Japanese Army Reserve Photograph

Vintage Japanese Army Reserve Photograph

Carved Kanji letters

190 cm long x 59 cm wide (ends) x 53

It is white with a blue floral pattern

Small tear and staining on edge

Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Pottery Ikebana Accessory Blue Brown Y530 ox Vintage Japanese Army Reserve PhotographVintage Japanese Ceramic Suiban for Ikebana Flower Arrangement This is a vintage ceramic Japanese flower vase, or suiban. The outside edges of this rectangular suiban are a textured brown color, while the inside features a beautiful blue green glass water like crackled glaze. It sits up on two bracket 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