Shippo stand with flower spikes for ikebana Kenzan 12x9,2 cm

Shippo stand with flower spikes for ikebana Kenzan

The Kenzan is a tool used exclusively in the Japanese art of Ikebana flower arranging to attach flowers to a container. It is an iron base bristling with spikes to which rods are attached.
The term kenzan literally means mountain sword. It was popularized by the Moribana style of Ikebana.

Shippo is a similar tool without a spike but with holes for attaching the flower dome art

the shippo motif is made up of overlapping circles forming petals or stars and represents the seven treasures of Buddhism