Antique Japanese 1800's Tokkuri Sake Jug Calligraphy Ceramic Vase 10" "Shinsou" Tea Accessories It is #65 in the

It is #65 in the series "One Hundred Views of the Moon" (Tsuki no Hyakushi)

loosely brushed style: gold and silver-white bamboo (take

1950) Japanese cast iron Furogama (tea hibachi & kettle) was utilized in the Japanese formal chado (tea ceremony) to heat water

This is an antique Chinese storage basket intricately woven in a beautiful pattern with tsutsu dake (aged bamboo)

The print is titled 本所業平電車通り — Honjo Narihira Densha-dōri (Tram Street in Honjo

Antique Japanese 1800's Tokkuri Sake Jug Calligraphy Ceramic Vase 10" "Shinsou" Tea Accessories It is #65 in theAntique Japanese Tokkuri "Shinsou" () Sake Storage JarJapan, late Edo to Meiji period (1800's)Dimensions: 10. 5" H 5. 5" Dia. This Japanese tokkuri () was traditionally used for storing and serving sake, Japans fermented rice wine. Larger examples such as this one were typically employed by brewers, inns, or taverns for transport and bulk storage, often sealed with paper or cloth and secured with twine. Thrown by hand on the potters wheel, these jugs