9Antique 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 and a green string.
- Gray, black, green
- Ceramic
- C1900
- Some characters: 玉泉堂 Gyokusendo liquor shop name, 高田 Takada part of shop address, 四二四三 4243 (it might be block number of shop address or bottle numbers), 代預りDaiazukari payment method
- Item weight: 1550 grams
- Packed weight: 2050 grams
- Approx. 14 cm wide x 27 cm tall
- Good condition considering age. Glaze imperfections from production. 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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