Antique Japanese Taisho Era Imari Vase Shochikubai 11" Inkbox Vintage Japanese silk Kimono in

Vintage Japanese silk Kimono in a basket weave pattern of blue & black

Thisis a Vintage Chinese ink stick used to make sumi ink for calligraphy and painting

There is an artist's signature/chop mark on the bottom of the dish

It has a beautiful hand painted scenic design featuring a branch with prayers tied to it

Cuff to cuff = 50" (127cm)

Antique Japanese Taisho Era Imari Vase Shochikubai 11" Inkbox Vintage Japanese silk Kimono inThis is an antique Taisho Era (c. 1920's) Japanese Imari Vase. It is hand painted in with motif. Shochikubai When describing auspicious things, the Japanese often use the compound term composed of 3 separate words, Sho Chiku Bai (). Shochikubai has the literal meaning of pine (Sho ), bamboo (Chiku ), and ume plum (Bai ). The origin of the Japanese term Shochikubai () comes from Saikan no Sanyu ( Three Friends of Winter), a subject loved by ancient