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 white with some blue Japanese kanji characters on the outside. It has an opened hole on the bottom to facilitate pouring the sake (cap not attached).
- White, blue
- Ceramic
- C1900
- Some characters on the bottle: 幸 shiawase happiness, 富幸 tomiyuki, 水三拾七
- Item weight: 4000 grams
- Packed weight: 4600 grams
- Approx. 18.5 cm wide x 36 cm tall
- Good condition. Glaze imperfections. Marks. 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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