Antique Japanese Sake Bottle Tokkuri Blue Purple Hares Fur Glaze Spout 8” Giclee shoulder parts and thigh covers

shoulder parts and thigh covers

It was used in its day to transport the tools of an itinerant craftsman from town to town

The lid opens by pushing the side button and simultaneously pulling up on the top handle

It is from a very high resolution scan taken of the original Koitsu print in our collection with a state of the art flat bed scanner

Antique Japanese Sake Bottle Tokkuri Blue Purple Hares Fur Glaze Spout 8” Giclee shoulder parts and thigh coversThis is a antique late Meiji era (c. 1900) Japanese Tokkuri (sake bottle). It is made of ceramic fired at high temperatures for lasting durability. It has a simple clear crackel glaze over the tan clay body. At the spout is an eye catching blue hare's fur glaze with a unique drip pattern. Height = 7. 75" (20cm) Diameter = 3" (7. 5cm)