Antique Japanese Signed Suiban Bronze Ikebana Flower Vase Birds & Rabbits 17" Cricket Fighting This tsuba shows considerable wear

This tsuba shows considerable wear from repeated use

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

raw finish

this chisel remains in very good condition

Antique Japanese Signed Suiban Bronze Ikebana Flower Vase Birds & Rabbits 17" Cricket Fighting This tsuba shows considerable wearThis 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