Antique Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Gray Brown Plain TS882 mushi-wan 5 cm wide x 37

5 cm wide x 37

The meaning of offering sakaki tree leaves is that the gods living in the sakaki tree will protect the grave and the soul

This is a large Japanese ceramic mortar (suribachi) for spices and sesame in a terracotta brown and beige color

likely a short poem about the scene

and painting

Antique Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Gray Brown Plain TS882 mushi-wan 5 cm wide x 37Antique 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 a dark brown glaze around the neck. Gray, brown Ceramic C1900 Item weight: 1454 grams Packed weight: 1954 grams Approx. 15 cm wide x 26 cm