Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Arrangement Black PY560 Japanese Design: Hand-painted red flower

Design: Hand-painted red flower

Coming off of brown color on some parts

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Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Vtg Pottery Ikebana Arrangement Black PY560 Japanese Design: Hand-painted red flowerVintage Japanese Ceramic Suiban for Ikebana Flower Arrangement This is a vintage ceramic Japanese flower vase, or suiban. It is glazed a matte black. This suiban is large and round with simple metallic gold bands for decoration and balances on a small pedestal. 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, or even a potted bonsai.