These are akarino-tane's tiny wooden flower vase series (CHIISAKI-HANAIRE) from the city of Asahikawa, Hokkaido. These vases are all designed after classical Japanese flower vases. In the Japanese tradition of flower arrangement, flowers of the season are put in a specially selected vase in such a manner that brings out the beauty of the flowers themselves. The designer, INOUE Hiroyuki, has created these tiny vases so that many people can gain a feel of what the Japanese art of flower…