Japanese Ceramic Miniature Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Vtg Black Kanji Gray TS689 oni Broken ends

Broken ends

185 cm long x 56 cm wide

silver decoration on the top

We acquired this item from a Buddhist shop in Nagoya

30 cm long x 16 cm wide x 1

Japanese Ceramic Miniature Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Vtg Black Kanji Gray TS689 oni Broken endsVintage 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 miniature sized bottle is gray with some black Japanese kanji characters on the outside. It has a twine rope tied around the neck. Gray, black