19th c. Meiji era Japanese Ikebana Timber Bamboo Flower Vase American Antiques Les Masques et les personnages

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A Tenney coin silver tray is in the permanent collection of the Brooklyn museum

The piece retains all it's original Keys and all original hardware

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19th c. Meiji era Japanese Ikebana Timber Bamboo Flower Vase American Antiques Les Masques et les personnagesA 19th Century Japanese Giant Bamboo Ikebana Flower Vase made of Timber Bamboo. It's a beautiful age correct vase showing only small splits due to its age with appropriate original patina. The carved scene around the vase shows a snake coiling between mountains with a small cat between the snake and the mountains. The snake is seen often in Japanese Mythology. It typically represents a mystical messenger showing up as a woman; either good or evil that