Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Vtg Brown Round Wax Resist TS875 Chayama Packed weight: 164 grams

Packed weight: 164 grams

This type of bowl is called a hira-gata natsu chawan

Rim a little loose

This is an antique Japanese small plate

Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Vtg Brown Round Wax Resist TS875 Chayama Packed weight: 164 gramsVintage Japanese Pottery Sake Bottle Kayoi Tokkuri This is a vintage 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. It is covered with brown glaze, and an unglazed rectangular design is made using a wax resist technique, ronuki. The body is round, and the neck is thin. Brown