Midcentury Japanese Ikebana Vase, Blue Glaze & Kintsugi Repair Shipping-Textiles A vintage Japanese hagi ware

A vintage Japanese hagi ware chawan (tea bowl)

cylindrical silhouette with straight sides and a slightly tucked base

with with a traditional courtyard motif on it's body

Made from hinoki (cypress) wood with kiri (paulownia) wood drawers + doors

Choba dansu were used by merchants to store business ledgers

Midcentury Japanese Ikebana Vase, Blue Glaze & Kintsugi Repair Shipping-Textiles A vintage Japanese hagi wareA tall vintage Japanese vase, designed to be used as part of an ikebana floral arrangement. This piece features a striking turquoise blue glaze, with a midecentury modern silhouette and a tiny kintsugi repair on it's lip. The sticker on this piece labels it as kogei kaki, describing its intended purpose as a decorative vase for ikebana. It is also labelled as Seizen ware, which may indicate its origin.