Japanese Usubata Cart Style Bronze Ikebana Flower Vase 12" Chadansu This inkan has a hand

This inkan has a hand carved Bull motif on top with a name carved on its flat bottom

5" tall by 1 1/8" wide and 1 1/8” thick

The process demands precision

it remains in fine condition with the exception of a damaged spot shown in detail in the photos

Japanese Usubata Cart Style Bronze Ikebana Flower Vase 12" Chadansu This inkan has a handThis is a Japanese bronze Usubata (Ikebana flower vase). This vase is 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 a cart with a woven basket moved by two small children with a removable top filled with water for flowers. It has six point footing. The large top part easily separates from the lower vase. Typically the top is taken to a place where flowers are