Vtg Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri
This is a Japanese vintage sake bottle. This bottle is in grayish white color and has blue Japanese characters on the front. The kanji characters are: Egawa street 江川通り, Mikasaya 三笠屋. They indicate the location and name of a sake shop. This particular sake bottle has an attached string to facilitate transport and a cork plug to preserve the liquid.
Also called a Kayoi-Tokkuri, this type of bottle 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.
- Ceramic
- C1950
- Item weight: 358 grams
- Packed weight: 900 grams
- Approx. 10.5 cm wide x 20 cm tall
- Good condition. Cork plug cannot be removed. 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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