Antique Japanese Pottery Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri
This is an antique Japanese ceramic sake bottle. It is called a Kayoi-Tokkuri and is used to pour sake. The commuting sake bottle became popular as a rental container for liquor stores in the Edo period when sake began to be consumed on a daily basis. This bottle is gray with some faded blue Japanese kanji characters on the outside.
- Gray, blue
- Ceramic
- C1880
- Kanji on the bottle: Kanazawya (store name), Oya-cho (Oya Town)
- Item weight: 1335 grams
- Packed weight: 1935 grams
- Approx. 15.5 cm wide x 24.5 cm tall
- Good condition considering age. Glaze imperfections. Marks. Chips on the mouth. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully.
- We got this item at an antique auction in Tajimi in Gifu, Japan
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