Antique Japanese Dark Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug White Slip Calligraphy Tap Hole Meiji 14"H Japanese Condition: Vintage condition with visible

Condition: Vintage condition with visible wear consistent with age and use

stylized interpretations emphasizing form and energy

The interior layout follows the asymmetric chadansu convention: two upper sliding panel doors in Macassar veneer with ring pulls flank an open display niche

Length = 23

This is a 6" x 10" giclée reproduction print of a Japanese Meiji era ukiyo-e (woodblock print)

Antique Japanese Dark Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug White Slip Calligraphy Tap Hole Meiji 14"H Japanese Condition: Vintage condition with visibleAntique Japanese Dark Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug White Slip Calligraphy Tap Hole Meiji 14"H Japan Late Edo to Meiji Period, 19th century A dark iron brown glazed stoneware tokkuri () of good proportions, the ovoid body rising to a narrow neck with rolled lip ring. Bold merchant calligraphy in white slip sweeps across the body in a loose, expressive hand the identifying mark of a sake brewery or merchant house. A lower tap hole is present,