Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Accessory Blue Y559 summer tea bowl in general

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These accessories are typically for guards' and court male servants' dolls placed on the hinadan

The stamp represents a Japanese kanji inside a black circle

2 cm wide x 16

This is a Japanese vintage black and white portrait photograph of two women standing in front of what appears to be a shrine wearing kimono

Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Accessory Blue Y559 summer tea bowl in generalVintage Japanese Ceramic Suiban for Ikebana Flower Arrangement This is a vintage ceramic Japanese flower vase, or suiban. It is a simple rectangular shape and glazed with a medium blue color. There is a vertical rectangular pattern on the sides for decoration. It sits up on four small 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 for a flower pot,