Vintage Japanese Ikebana Kenzan Sun & Moon Flower Frog Flower Arranging 2" Charger The now inked string is

The now inked string is pulled taught and snapped and reeled back in

5 x 10 cm)

1920 to 1950 go stones or goke were pulled from partial sets

used to hold a single flower its beauty is in its simplicity

Vintage Japanese Ikebana Kenzan Sun & Moon Flower Frog Flower Arranging 2" Charger The now inked string isSometimes called the spiky frog in English, the kenzan is an indispensable tool in ikebana. Kenzan in Japanese literally means sword mountain. These weighted pin beds are used to stand flowers at the correct height and angle when arranging flowers in a vase they are heavy and stay at the bottom of a water filled vase. This one splits into a sun and moon weighs 3 oz and is 2" by 1" ( 5 x 2. 5 cm).