Japanese Large Porcelain Barrel Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri White Kiku Lid TS768 koinobori Publication year: 1994

Publication year: 1994

Kanji meaning: drum club in Yasui elementary school

Kokeshi with constriction

a Buddhist monk founder of the Jodo Shinshu sect

Adhesive residue on top of carrier handle

Japanese Large Porcelain Barrel Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri White Kiku Lid TS768 koinobori Publication year: 1994Vtg Japanese Pottery Sake Bottle Kayoi Tokkuri w Lid This is a vintage Japanese porcelain ceramic sake bottle. It is called a Kayoi Tokkuri and is used to store and serve sake. The commuting sake bottle became popular as a rental container for liquor stores in the Edo period when sake began to be consumed on a daily basis. This particular rare sake bottle is large and has a unique barrel shape. The materials alone when it was made can be estimated to