Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Pottery Ikebana Accessory Light Blue Y561 mokusho This is a vintage Japanese

This is a vintage Japanese Buddhist altar tablecloth

likely Waka (Japanese poetry)

Item weight: 414 grams

and poem (once-in-a-lifetime chance）

The main part has a simple gold strip background with an embroidered lotus motif in green

Japanese Ceramic Suiban Flower Vase Pottery Ikebana Accessory Light Blue Y561 mokusho This is a vintage JapaneseVintage Japanese Ceramic Suiban for Ikebana Flower Arrangement This is a vintage ceramic Japanese flower vase, or suiban. It is a simple rectangular bowl shape and glazed with a sightly textured light blue color. The inside bottom has a crystal effect that appears like water. 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