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 Meiji period bottle is gray with some blue Japanese kanji characters on the outside. There is a spout hole on the bottom to facilitate the pouring of sake.
- Gray, blue
- Ceramic
- C1903
- Kanji on the bottle: Iwate Saketen (store name), Meiji 36 (1903)
- Item weight: 5800 grams
- Packed weight: 6500 grams
- Approx. 24 cm wide x 41 cm tall
- Good condition considering age. Glaze and clay imperfections. Marks. Chips around bottle rim. 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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