JAPAN COLLECTION
Seasonal Blue Frikartii Aster
The Frikartii aster that is seasonal blue and is the Japan Collection's most enduring small form.
Description
Japandi wall art in the Japan Collection includes the Frikartii aster because Aster × frikartii is one of the longest-blooming asters in cultivation — it flowers from midsummer through autumn, the exact seasonal arc that the Japan Collection's seasonal blue color references. The Seasonal Blue Frikartii Aster is a handmade ceramic wall flower from the Japan Collection, kiln-fired in Toronto in a seasonal blue glaze, shaped in the Frikartii aster form — a medium-sized daisy-like bloom with lavender-blue petals and a yellow center, the aster cultivar that has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit for its outstanding long-season performance.
The long-season botanical of a collection built on Japanese seasonal awareness
Chive designed the Japan Collection in 2020 with explicit awareness of the Japanese aesthetic tradition's relationship to seasonality — the Japanese calendar of seasonal botanical color, the appreciation of flowers at the peak of their specific season, the wabi-sabi recognition that impermanence and seasonal transition are valuable rather than unfortunate. The Frikartii aster in seasonal blue is the Japan Collection's botanical reference to the aster's endurance across the late-season calendar. In ceramic, the Frikartii is the permanent version of the most enduring seasonal aster — the flower that lasts from midsummer to frost, in the atmospheric blue of the Japanese autumn sky. SFMOMA carries the Japan Collection.
SFMOMA carries the Japan Collection. The Detroit Institute of Arts stocks it. The High Museum in Atlanta carries it. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show awarded Chive the 5-star booth award — the highest rating given — for 13 consecutive years. Art museums across the US have independently decided this collection belongs in their gift shops. Chive has been designing and making ceramic flowers in Toronto since 1999.
A gift for someone who appreciates the aster's cultural and botanical significance
The Seasonal Blue Frikartii Aster ships in a Chive gift box. It hangs with one screw in 90 seconds. SFMOMA carries it. The aster-appreciating person receives the Japan Collection's seasonal blue Frikartii from the same collection an art institution chose to carry.
Product Detail:
- Material: Ceramic
- Glaze finish: Glazed
- Mounting: Keyhole for Wall Hanging
- Packaging: Individually packaged in gift ready box
- Color: Seasonal Blue
- Glaze Variation: Natural variation between pieces
- Year Designed: 2023
Wall hanging
- Choose your spot — works on drywall, plaster, or wood panelling.
- Hammer a small nail at a slight upward angle (about 30°).
- Slide the keyhole slot on the reverse onto the nail head.
- Adjust to level. Rests flat with no visible hardware.
Table & shelf display: Equally beautiful propped on a shelf, mantle, or side table. Pair with books, candles, or a small pot.
- Dust with a soft dry cloth or soft-bristled brush. Do not use wet cloths or liquid cleaners.
- Keep away from direct moisture, steam, and outdoor conditions. Indoor display only.
- Handle by the base or stem — avoid pressure on individual petals.
- If storing, return to original gift box with foam insert for protection.
Shipping
- Free shipping: Orders $200+ within the US
- Standard: 5–8 business days, Express 2–3 business days (at checkout)
- International Ships: to 40 countries — rates at checkout
- Packaging Ships: in outer box to protect gift box
Returns
We accept returns within 30 days of delivery on unused items in original packaging. If your piece arrives damaged, contact us within 7 days with a photo and we will replace it at no charge.
Have a cool shop? Know someone that does?
Three ways to display it
Stunning table accent
Prop on a table, shelf, or beside books.
A gift that arrives beautifully
Beautiful Signature box. No wrapping needed.
Ready to hang wall art
One screw. No Frame. Solo or gallery wall
Original designs since 1999
Every Chive piece starts in our design studio — with a flower sketch, a glaze palette, and a standard we've been refining for 25 years. Original designs, never mass-market. As seen in Oprah's O List.
How to Hang Ceramic Flowers?
One discovers these flowers, each bearing a secret: a tiny keyhole nestled in the back, waiting for its destiny. The ritual feels almost predetermined - reaching into that dusty jar of orphaned screws, the ones squirreled away over countless home projects. Those odd bits of metal, collected like precious coins, finally finding their purpose. A quick twist of the drill, and there hangs beauty, supported by hardware whose previous life remains a mystery.
