Antique Japanese Taisho Era Imari Vase Shochikubai 11" Inkbox It has a beautiful hand

It has a beautiful hand painted scenic design featuring a branch with prayers tied to it

It measures 2 1/2" in across by 1" tall ( 6 x 2

All hand painted in pink

There are signs of wear and some oxidation over all produced by moisture from the hands due to regular use and practice

Antique Japanese Taisho Era Imari Vase Shochikubai 11" Inkbox It has a beautiful handThis is an antique Taisho Era (c. 1920's) Japanese Imari Vase. It is hand painted in with motif. Shochikubai When describing auspicious things, the Japanese often use the compound term composed of 3 separate words, Sho Chiku Bai (). Shochikubai has the literal meaning of pine (Sho ), bamboo (Chiku ), and ume plum (Bai ). The origin of the Japanese term Shochikubai () comes from Saikan no Sanyu ( Three Friends of Winter), a subject loved by ancient