Vintage Japanese Ikebana Flower Arranging Kenzan Flower Frog Coin Tray Iconic innovations from this period

Iconic innovations from this period include the use of translucent enamels and the development of the "wireless" cloisonné technique (musen shippō)

This signed carving (mid 20th century) was created by the indigenous Ainu people now mainly on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido

Blade length: 9 3/4" (25cm)

“Kenzan” in Japanese literally means “sword mountain”

1870 or as far back as late Edo) black lacquer bowls with lids were hand turned from cryptomeria wood with over twenty layers of black lacquer

Vintage Japanese Ikebana Flower Arranging Kenzan Flower Frog Coin Tray Iconic innovations from this periodThis is a weighted kenzan, an indispensable tool in ikebana in the shape of three coins. Kenzan are used to stand flowers at the correct height and angle when arranging in a vase. They are heavy and stay at the bottom of a water filled vase. This Kenzan is in a traditional coin shaped pattern, to attract wealth and comfort. Weight = Length = Width = Height =