Imaizumi Imaemon XII Iro-Nabeshima Vase sasaki gohei Tango-no-Sekku was a boy’s day

Tango-no-Sekku was a boy’s day festival although now it is referred to as Children’s Day

Japanese tsubaki are often linked to samurai

It is wheel-thrown and decorated with a hand-painted iron oxide depiction of an Ise spiny lobster

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and it sits comfortably in the hand

Imaizumi Imaemon XII Iro-Nabeshima Vase sasaki gohei Tango-no-Sekku was a boy’s day*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a beautiful Iro Nabeshima vase made around 50 60 years ago by Imaizumi Imaemon XII. It is wheel thrown and decorated with hand painted chrysanthemums over a white porcelain base. Chrysanthemums, or kiku as they are known in Japanese, are considered the flower most representative of autumn. The opening is wide enough to