Rare Japanese Antique Pottery Vase / 1600-1700 / Wonderful Little Sake Bottle

It is "Shigaraki ware". Shigaraki is a historical kiln located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. (Shigaraki Kiln is marked with a red circle on the map.) It is said to have originated in...

This is a vase baked in Kagoshima prefecture in Kyushu called Satsuma ware in Japan. (The location of Satsuma ware is marked in red on the Japanese map.) In general, Satsuma ware is well known for its luxurious decorations in various colors, but it is made for the upper class and for export. This black Satsuma...

This is a Japanese Echizen ware pot. It is "Echizenware". Echizen is a historic kiln located in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. (The Echizen kiln is marked with a red circle on the ma...

This is a very old and large Japanese pottery. This pottery dates from the Edo period (1700s-1800s). This is called Tokoname in Japan. It is a v...

It is a jar baked in Tokoname (Aichi Prefecture) in Japan. It seems to be in the Edo period (1700s-1800s). This jar is distorted in shape and does not stand on its own. It seems tha...

This is called "Tambaware" in Japan. Tamba is a historic kiln located in Hyogo prefecture, Japan. (The part marked with a red circle on the map is the Tamba kiln) It is said to hav...

A beautiful, perfectly shaped and balanced antique Bizen ware shibui sake bottle (tokkuri) vase by renowned Japanese master potter/artist Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967) featuring a unique natural, wonderfully textured organic forming ash glaze. Kaneshige is universally considered to be the founder of modern Bizen pottery. In 1956, Kaneshige was certified as a Living National Treasure (Important Intangible Cultural Heritage) for his work in Bizen Ware pottery/ceramics. Bizen Ware is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally from the Bizen province, presently a part of the Okayama prefecture. It is considered one of the Six Ancient Japanese Kilns (along with Echizen ware, Seto ware, Shigaraki ware, Tamba ware, and Tokoname ware). The piece is signed/ sealed on the base with one of Kaneshige's traditional incised marks. A rather striking and engaging work. One of the best Kaneshige works we have come across. Scarce and hard to find in such an excellent condition. Would be a fantastic addition to any Japanese/Asian pottery or Bizen Ware collection or eye-catching stand-alone work in about any setting. Kaneshige's work can be found in numerous prominent collections and museums including: Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Seto, Japan Brooklyn Museum, NY Hagi Uragami Museum, Yamaguchi, Japan Honolulu Art Museum, HI Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, Kasama, Japan Indiana Art...

A fine antique Japanese enamel vase. With wired cloisonne flowers against a red ginbari ground. The ginbari technique (similar to guilloc...

Large Japanese stoneware / sake bottle, 19th century.

4 Japanese NASCO Porcelain Sake Bottles, Mid-20th century. Green drip-glazed porcelain with cork-lined stopper. Some of the cork has deteriorated. Label on bottom. Each stands 5.5" t...

This is a Sake bottle made in Japan around 1960s. On this bottle, it is written 'Fukumusume' and it's the name of one of the Japanese Sake. This bottle was used by a company which was located in Hyogo prefecture, Kobe city. It is thought to have been distributed from the late Edo period to the early Showa period and was used by the general public for retail use by liquor stores. Sake shops rented out Tokkuri (sake cups) and sold them to customers by filling them with the amount of sake they wanted. On the sake bottle, the name of the liquor store, the brand name, and, in the Showa period, the phone number of the store were also written. Customers would take the sake bottle with them when they went shopping, and it was a great way to advertise the store along the way. (By Sake Antiques)

This is a bottle for sake. It can be used as a bottle and also as a flower vase. This was made in Japan around 1960s in Showa era and it is made with Porcelain. Dimensions: 6,5 x 6,...