Vintage Japanese Iron Ikebana Vase Mikazuki Crescent Moon 8" Kashigata It also has a pair

It also has a pair of cranes and tortoise

It would have been used to serve tea or small appetizers

The circular wood body features a silver-metal alloy rim

This couple comes from the oldest of Japanese mythology and represent the perfect harmony of these two who have grown old together

Vintage Japanese Iron Ikebana Vase Mikazuki Crescent Moon 8" Kashigata It also has a pairThis 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