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 bottle is gray with some blue Japanese kanji characters on the outside and a brown rim.
- Gray, blue, brown
- Ceramic
- C1880
- Kanji on the bottle: Meishu ("famous sake"), Yano Sakaba (Bar Yano), Tai (sea bream fish)
- Item weight: 1835 grams
- Packed weight: 2435 grams
- Approx. 17 cm wide x 31 cm tall
- Good condition considering age. Glaze and clay 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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