Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Vtg Pottery Hand-Written Kanji TS495 Calligraphy inkstone Osaka Japan

Osaka Japan

Lucky charm for prosperous business

21 cm long x 37

Kanji on the box lid: small bowl set

Backside hair seems to be imcomplete Wear and tear due to the age

Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Vtg Pottery Hand-Written Kanji TS495 Calligraphy inkstone Osaka JapanJapanese Pottery Sake Bottle Tokkuri The ceramic sake bottle (Kayoi Tokkuri) became popular as a rental container for liquor stores in the Edo period when sake began to be consumed on a daily basis. Sake shipped from the brewery is sent to each liquor store through the wholesaler, and each person goes to buy it with this sake bottle. The name of the liquor store that rented the item, the name of the place, the trademark, etc. are written on the body.