Vintage Japanese Porcelain Sake Bottle Tokkuri
This is a vintage Japanese porcelain sake bottle. This ochre and white sake bottle has a Seven Lucky Gods Takarabune (Treasure Ship) design. This is a design to bring good fortune, especially to businesses. It is very detailed and the Seven Lucky Gods can be seen on the front of the bottle. This bottle has a removable cork and an attached decorative tassel on one side.
This type of bottle 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.
- Ochre, white
- Porcelain, string
- C1950
- Item weight: 1469 grams
- Packed weight: 2300 grams
- Approx. 14 cm wide x 29 cm long x 26.5 cm tall (with the cork)
- Good condition. Marks. Old labels. Scratches on the white paint. Discoloration on the tassel. 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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