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 daily. This gray bottle has black characters and crackle glaze Kannyu on the body. 

• Gray, black
• Ceramic
• C1900
• Some characters: 中長 Nakacho liquor shop name, 高田 Takada address of liquor shop,  百八十一 181 (it might be block number of shop address or bottle number),
• Item weight: 1725 grams
• Packed weight: 2225 grams
• Approx. 14.5 cm wide x 28 cm tall
• Good condition considering age. Glaze imperfections from production. Cut-like imperfection on the body. Slightly wobbly. 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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