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 sake bottle has a matte brown color with Japanese characters hand-written on the outside.
- Brown
- Ceramic
- C1900
- Some characters on the bottle: 玉ヶ関 tamagaseki, 梅岩 umeiwa, muko
- Item weight: 1066 grams
- Packed weight: 1700 grams
- Approx. 14.3 cm wide x 25.8 cm tall
- Good condition. Kiln 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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