{"product_id":"antique-japanese-sake-bottle-2","title":"Antique Japanese Sake Bottle","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"375\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eEarly 20C traditional Japanese \u003cem data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"82\"\u003eBimbo-tokkuri\u003c\/em\u003e, literally translated as “poor man’s bottles”. Sake used to be sold by weight and people who could not afford whole barrels brought in their own refill bottles or rent bottles from sake shops with their name or address written on it, to sake shops, to buy as much sake as they needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"724\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"377\" data-end=\"390\"\u003eMaterials\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"393\"\u003eHand-thrown stoneware covered in a thick milky-white to light grey glaze. Fine iron speckling remains visible through the glaze, together with a dense network of natural crackling (\u003cem data-start=\"574\" data-end=\"582\"\u003ekannyu\u003c\/em\u003e) around the neck, shoulders and body. The wide, low base has a slightly raised and roughened outer rim, giving the vessel a stable footprint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"755\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"726\" data-end=\"740\"\u003eAPPROX. Dimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"740\" data-end=\"743\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHEIGHT: 25CM\u003cbr\u003eDIAMETER AT WIDEST POINT: 16CM\u003cbr\u003eOPENING DIAMETER: 1.5.CM\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"1532\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"757\" data-end=\"790\"\u003eCondition \u0026amp; Antique Character\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"793\"\u003eAs an antique ceramic, this piece has lived a previous life and shows signs of age, use and traditional firing. The glaze has natural variation, fine crackling and surface irregularities consistent with an older utilitarian vessel. The merchant name and \u003cem data-start=\"1047\" data-end=\"1054\"\u003ekayoi\u003c\/em\u003e marking remain clearly legible. \u003cbr\u003ePlease note that colours may appear slightly different in person from those shown in the photographs, depending on lighting and screen settings. Please examine the photographs carefully, as they form part of the description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mono Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59980843712896,"sku":null,"price":165.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/6825\/1264\/files\/POTTERYSEPTEMBER22SHOPIFY_34of109_321ae7c2-c9b6-4ae8-acdb-65fb000d8ffe.jpg?v=1790777599","url":"https:\/\/monoantiques.com\/products\/antique-japanese-sake-bottle-2","provider":"Mono Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}