Mid-20th Century, Showa, Japanese Gourd Sake Bottle

Antique Samurai drinking vessel with red lacquer and wooden stopper in excellent condition. The hand made cord tassels complete the set. Dark old patina due to its age enhances its ...

Antique Chinese Neolithic Siwa culture large pottery Amphora jar. Age: China, Neolithic period, 1350 B.C. Size: Height 33 C.M. / Width 26.2 C.M. Condi...

Antique Chinese Neolithic Siwa culture pottery Amphora jar. Age: China, Neolithic period, 1350 B.C. Size: Height 17.8 C.M. / Width 21 C.M. Condition: ...

Japanese bronze vase with nice form, used to decorate single flower arrangement in Japanese traditional tea ceremony. Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century Size: Height 18.7 ...

This is an old Japanese sake bottle. It is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). It is made of ceramic and covered with paper. It is slightly cracked and reinforced with paper. The pa...

Antique Magic Chinese Gourd Wooden Bottle. A double gourd shaped wooden bottle believed to carry magic and medicine for the immortals. Carved sculpted pi...

Antique Japanese bottle gourd sometimes called a calabash. Gourds like this were commonly used for holding water while working in the fields....

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...