A 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 used their own refill bottles or rented bottles from sake shops with their name or address written on it to buy as much sake as they needed. This example has a rounded, pear-shaped body with a long, tapered neck and hand-painted merchant markings to the front and reverse.
Materials
Hand-thrown stoneware with a smooth, pale grey-green ash glaze covering the body and neck. The unglazed foot reveals the darker stoneware beneath, with subtle throwing and firing marks. Hand-painted Japanese characters and merchant markings remain visible on both sides of the bottle.
APPROX. Dimensions
HEIGHT: 26.5CM
DIAMETER AT WIDEST POINT: 15CM
OPENING DIAMETER: 3CM
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.
Please 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.
