Vintage Japanese Pottery Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri
This is a vintage 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 classic period bottle is gray with some black Japanese kanji characters on the outside. There is a rope tied at the neck of the bottle for decoration/carrying.
- Gray, black
- Ceramic
- Some kanji on bottle: Bunnojiya (store name), Ise Shiten (Ise branch)
- C1930
- Item weight: 1404 grams
- Packed weight: 2000 grams
- Approx. 13.5 cm wide x 26 cm tall
- Good condition considering age. Glaze and clay imperfections from production. 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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