Japanese Ceramic Ikebana Vase Pair + Kenzan Flower Frogs Attached Blue 8" Mizuya The email artist Chikayoshi was

The email artist Chikayoshi was most actively working in the 1870's and 1880's

This vase is made of ceramics fired at high temperatures for lasting durability

Oshima Shun-etsu (大嶋俊逸) (see first picture) in Inuyama (犬山) city (see second picture) with their address

a very clear strike and freshly cleaned and polished

Japanese Ceramic Ikebana Vase Pair + Kenzan Flower Frogs Attached Blue 8" Mizuya The email artist Chikayoshi wasThis is a pair of slab assembled ceramic Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) vases. The glaze issky blue on white with makers stamps and numbers pressed into the undersides of each. The bodies of each have a flat and round side, which when put together form a circle. These vases have a flower frog or kenzan adhered to the bottom of each making easy work of prepping your vases for flowers. The heavy ceramic at 3 1 2 lbs each (7 lbs total) provides a