Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Vtg Kayoi-Tokkuri Gray Hand-Written Kanji TS574 satsuma ware Kanji inside the lid: Artist

Kanji inside the lid: Artist name

8 cm wide x 4 cm tall

Small bit of design torn on center edges

Some chips around inner edge

These have various sizes and styles

Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Vtg Kayoi-Tokkuri Gray Hand-Written Kanji TS574 satsuma ware Kanji inside the lid: ArtistVtg Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi Tokkuri This is a Japanese vintage sake bottle. This bottle is in gray color and has black Japanese characters on the front and the back. This particular sake bottle has an attached string to facilitate transport. Also called a Kayoi Tokkuri, this type of bottle 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