Antique Japanese (C.1900) Signed Tokkuri Sake Jug Sake Bottle / Vase 10" Glossy This tiny treasure measures 2

This tiny treasure measures 2 1/2" in diameter and 1" high (6

A great container for plants and flowers

Suzuribako were used as portable accounting chests (the forerunner of the attaché case)

black and red lacquer lidded bowl

Antique Japanese (C.1900) Signed Tokkuri Sake Jug Sake Bottle / Vase 10" Glossy This tiny treasure measures 2This is an antique Japanese sake jugfrom the late Meiji Era (c. 1900). This one is 10"" tall and covered with very decorative calligraphy. This type of sake jug was one of the first recyclables in that it could be returned to the sake company that made it and be refilled. It is all hand made and fired at high temperatures for lasting durability. It has the name of the sake company, Oshima Shun etsu () (see first picture) in Inuyama () city (see second