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 period bottle is gray with some black Japanese kanji characters on the outside. There is an attached braided cord that was used to carry the bottle.
- Gray, black
- Ceramic
- C1900
- Some characters on the bottle: ヤザコ yazako, 亀 kame turtle
- Item weight: 1420 grams
- Packed weight: 1920 grams
- Approx. 13.5 cm wide x 25.7 cm tall
- Good condition considering age. Glaze and clay imperfections. Marks. Damage on the mouth. Age on cord. 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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