Hanami (Cherry Blossom) Vase

This is a signed and dated Hanami vase

depicting the stunning cherry blossom in Japan. 

Hanami (花見, "flower viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers; flowers ("hana") are in this case almost always referring to those of the cherry ("sakura") or, less frequently, plum ("ume") trees.^[1] From the end of March to early May, cherry trees bloom all over Japan,^[2] and around the first of February on the island of Okinawa.^[3] The blossom forecast (桜前線, sakura-zensen) "cherry blossom front" is announced each year by the weather bureau, and is watched carefully by those planning hanami as the blossoms only last a week or two.

In modern-day Japan, hanami mostly consists of having an outdoor party beneath the sakura during daytime or at night.

It stands 145mm high x 95mm wide