Japanese Tokkuri, 'Sake or Shochu Bottle' with High Relief Glazed Characters

A set of four Japanese Ceramic Tokkuri Sake storage bottles circa early 20th century (Meiji to Taisho period). The bottles were made in Tamba (Tanba) kil...

Ko-Kutani Tokkuri (sake bottle) Edo period (1615-1868), late 17th century Decorated in colored enamels, the lower section painted with scattered medallions of unidentified charac...

Japanese Edo period Nabashima porcelain blue plate with a motif of three sake bottles on a background of blue waves. The piece dates from the mid-19th century and is in great conditi...

A beautifully shaped and glazed hand painted Japanese sake bottle with gorgeous calligraphy. A wonderful shelf piece. Japan, circa 1960. CR1006a.

The long neck bottle of classic form was heavily potted with coarse clay with high iron content. The flask, circa 18th century Edo period, was purposed for sake storage but also substituted as a flower vase during tea ceremony. The surface is covered in glossy black glaze and contrasts strikingly with white ash glaze around the shoulder. The white, fired with straw, displays a splashing feather effect and fine crackles, blending in with the black artistically. This type of Karatsu ware...

I bought a very nice vase with white porcelain and blue dye. This is a sake bottle called Imari ware in Japan. Imari ware is a kiln with a long history that began in the 17th cen...