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

This particular lacquer is transparent red with black

and commemorates the day a boy began is samurai training

It also has 7 (seven) jet black enamel glazed circles giving this vase modernist intrigue

Top = 17" Middle = 23

This is an antique Maru Obi a type of sash typically worn around the waist with a kimono

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