Vintage Japanese Pottery Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri
This is a vintage 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 sake bottle is a commemorative bottle. It has a dark brown, almost black glossy glaze with handwritten Japanese characters designed with a masking technique. It has a removable cork and is decorated with an attached string.
- Black, ochre
- Ceramic
- C1990
- Some characters on the bottle: 愛知県出納長 aichiken suitocho Aichi prefecture chief accounting officer, 佐治正之 Saji Masayuki, 平成三年秋田治島 Heisei 3 Autumn in Tajima
- Item weight: 1753 grams
- Packed weight: 2600 grams
- Approx. 16.5 cm wide x 38.5 cm tall (with the cork)
- Good condition. 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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