Vintage Japanese Iron Ikebana Vase Mikazuki 三日月花瓶 Crescent Moon 10" Maki-e Please enjoy the enlarged pictures

Please enjoy the enlarged pictures to get a full appreciation of the fine wood grain and its 150 old patina

pink and green plum blossom as well as golden pine needles

This plate has a stencil print design of bamboo and chrysanthemum flowers (see pictures)

and highly

Vintage Japanese Iron Ikebana Vase Mikazuki 三日月花瓶 Crescent Moon 10" Maki-e Please enjoy the enlarged picturesThis is an vintage Japanese ikebana vase called a Mikazuki Kabin (Crescent Moon vase). This vase was used in a tokonoma (alcove in a traditional Japanese home) to display flowers. It is made of a heavy iron and has a grass seed head swaying in the breeze. It has a ring for hanging the vase. This vase measures 10" in diameter by 3" wide (25 x 8 cm). Having been used lovingly for over nearly a century it remains in good condition. Quite a heavy piece of