Kayoi Tokkuri Sake Bottle

Unusually tall and elegant Japanese sake bottle (tokkuri) from around the turn of the 20th century (Meiji Period). Hand-thrown stoneware, hand-painted with stylized calligraphic kanji. Sake shop owners would give a tokkuri to their customers when they bought sake. The name of the shop and its trademark were written on the vessel, to remind the customers where to re-fill it! The design is ergonomic for carrying, thus the name kayoi tokkuri (commuter tokkuri); remnants of the original carrying cord are intact. An excellent vase for larger, single-branch ikebana displays.

13” x 8”