Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Vtg Gray Hand-Written Kanji TS555 maki-e The top of the box

The top of the box has 1 door

Buddhist sutra chant translation

White crackle glaze over the red first coat

Geometric pattern

Design: peony flower and poem (Sunset as peonies sleep）

Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Vtg Gray Hand-Written Kanji TS555 maki-e The top of the boxVtg Japanese Pottery Sake Bottle Kayoi Tokkuri This 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. On the side, the kanji characters for phone No 1, Matuno Honten, Kurono are written. Black ink letters Kayoi Tokkuri Gray bottle Pottery, ceramic, yakimono Item weight: 858 grams Packed weight: 2000