Antique Japanese Signed Usubata Bronze Ikebana Flower Vase Birds & Flowers

This is an antique Japanese late Edo Era (c. 1850) bronze Usubata (Ikebana flower vase). 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 and flowers. It has stylized dragon shaped handles used to help carry it with the removable top filled with water and flowers.

It has a strong tri-pod footing with an oak leaf design. The large top part easily separates from the lower vase. Typically the top is taken to a place where flowers are arranged and then taken to the tokonoma where the base awaits.

This vase measures 11 3/4" in diameter across the removable top by 10 1/2" tall (29.5 x 27 cm). Along with an aged patina, this bronze usubata remains infine condition. A nice piece of bronze artwork weighing in at 7 pounds.

A beautiful way to display any kind of flower arrangement a great stand alone piece of bronze artwork