Antique Japanese Signed Suiban Bronze Ikebana Flower Vase Birds & Rabbits 17" Cricket Fighting 4cm) thick

4cm) thick

the blade is 5 1/2" (14cm) wide and the red oak handle is 23" (59cm) long but may need to be replaced

This box measures about 39

It was also exported to Japan in large quantities

This is a vintage red lacquered Chinese cabinet side table

Antique Japanese Signed Suiban Bronze Ikebana Flower Vase Birds & Rabbits 17" Cricket Fighting 4cm) thickThis is an antique Japanese early Meiji (c. 1870) bronze Suiban (Ikebana flower vase). Known as either a suiban or hirokuchi, it is a low flat flower arranger in the shape of a plum blossom with four lobes. This vase was used in a tokonoma (alcove in a traditional Japanese home) to display flowers. It is made of a heavy bronze and has a thick cast design of birds (plovers and rabbits). The symbol of plovers flying over water is a Japanese symbol of