Antique Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Gray Kanji Nagara TS853 Porcelain vase 13 cm long x 21

13 cm long x 21

Square shape basket with handle

This altar fitting piece contains a drawer with a brass metal chrysanthemum decoration for items such as prayer beads

it is decorated with bold hand-carved lone peony with leaves wrapping around the sides

Antique Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Gray Kanji Nagara TS853 Porcelain vase 13 cm long x 21Antique 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 daily. This gray bottle has brown characters. Gray, brown Ceramic C1900 Some characters: Nagara place name, san ( with line frame, Yamasan, is a liquor shop name and logo