Antique Japanese 1800's Tokkuri Sake Jug Calligraphy Ceramic Mingei Vase 10" Plate There are a few minor

There are a few minor stains on the warm aged patina

Warm wear from use

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

(22L1842*HN)

Antique Japanese 1800's Tokkuri Sake Jug Calligraphy Ceramic Mingei Vase 10" Plate There are a few minorAntique 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