Vintage Japanese Iron Ikebana Vase Mikazuki Crescent Moon 8" Glossy This particular lacquer is transparent

This particular lacquer is transparent red with black

while the fish represents abundance and sustenance

It is from a very high resolution scan taken of  the original Jacoulet print in our collection with a state of the art flat bed scanner

Peacock glaze 孔雀釉

and commemorates the day a boy began is samurai training

Vintage Japanese Iron Ikebana Vase Mikazuki Crescent Moon 8" Glossy This particular lacquer is transparentThis is a 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