Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Pottery Ikebana Accessory Blue Brown Y530 tsubakizara The bottom is painted with

The bottom is painted with various information such as some names and the date: 2011 October

After setting a plane on the square hole and shaving dried bonito

The cushion is made from a thick red

It is black

5 cm wide x 14 cm tall

Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Pottery Ikebana Accessory Blue Brown Y530 tsubakizara The bottom is painted withVintage 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