Early 20C traditional Japanese Bimbo tokkuri, 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.
Materials Hand-thrown stoneware with a pale grey-white crackle glaze across the upper body. The lower section is left unglazed or finished with a dark iron-rich surface, exposing the texture of the clay. Bold iron-black brushwork runs across the centre of the bottle, with the rough circular foot showing marks from the making process.
APPROX. Dimensions
HEIGHT: 23.2CM DIAMETER: 15CM DIAMETER AT OPENING: 3.6CM
Condition & Antique Character As an antique ceramic, this piece has lived a previous life and shows signs of age and use. Expect natural variations in the glaze, firing marks, surface wear and minor imperfections consistent with its age and original utilitarian use.
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