Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Arrangement White Y329 Sake Cup Japanese cast-iron kettle and brazier

Japanese cast-iron kettle and brazier for tea ceremony

Scale-like design

Brewers would ship the sake to stores via wholesalers

Design of rafting

An unglazed sake cup

Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Arrangement White Y329 Sake Cup Japanese cast-iron kettle and brazierVintage Japanese Ceramic Suiban for Ikebana Flower Arrangement This is a vintage ceramic Japanese flower vase, or suiban. This piece is abstract modern design with a smooth, yet textured white glaze. It has a half cylinder shape with a hole off center. It balances on a small round foot which also provides an indent on the inside in which to place a small round kenzan weight. Suiban means "water tray" and typically houses the spiked weight (kenzan)