While usubata vases are distinctly Japanese, it's not obvious to know ... It can be polished to shine like gold but will weather naturally to a deep brown color. Bronze is often used in maritime ...

Dial up the Japanese vibes with this ginkgo leaf-shaped vase, pretty enough to be displayed on its own. Add flowers without them spilling out by throwing in a flower frog to hold stems steady.

So we're in a time period where the Industrial Revolution has led to the advances in the ability to apply gold ... Japanese and Chinese works of art. And we see that influence in the form of this ...

A tiny vase purchased from a U.K. thrift store for £2.50 ($3.20) by an eagle-eyed couple turned out to be a rare Japanese artifact that could sell for more than £10,000 ($13,000) when it heads ...