Antique Japanese 1800's Tokkuri Sake Jug Calligraphy Ceramic Mingei Vase 10" Plate 14 3/8" W × 10

14 3/8" W × 10 1/8" H (36

The tea caddy is a simple cylinder shape and a normal size for natsume measuring approximately 3" tall by 2 3/4" in diameter (7

Warm wear from use

This is an antique Maru Obi a type of sash typically worn around the waist with a kimono

About the size of a hen egg it features blue and purple plum blossoms on branches among white clouds of fading winter

Antique Japanese 1800's Tokkuri Sake Jug Calligraphy Ceramic Mingei Vase 10" Plate 14 3/8" W × 10Antique Japanese Tokkuri Sake Storage JarJapan, late Edo to Meiji period (1800's)Dimensions: 10. 5" H 5" Dia. This Japanese tokkuri () was traditionally used for storing and serving sake, Japans fermented rice wine. Larger examples such as this one were typically employed by brewers, inns, or taverns for transport and bulk storage, often sealed with paper or cloth and secured with twine. Thrown by hand on the potters wheel, these jugs were high fired