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 daily. This gray bottle has black characters.
- Gray, black
- Ceramic
- C1900
- Some characters: カメ山 Kameyama place name, 糀谷 Kojiya liquor shop name, 五百 500, 十六 16 (numbers might be a block number of the shop or the bottle number)
- Item weight: 1410 grams
- Packed weight: 1910 grams
- Approx. 13.3 cm wide x 26.3 cm tall
- Good condition considering age. Glaze imperfections from production. Slightly wobbly. Chip on the rim. 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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