Antique Japanese 1800's Tokkuri Sake Jug Calligraphy Ceramic Vase 10" "Shinsou" Tea Accessories loosely brushed style: gold and

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

and lacquer

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

Hinged to create a 10ft+ screen

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

Antique Japanese 1800's Tokkuri Sake Jug Calligraphy Ceramic Vase 10" "Shinsou" Tea Accessories loosely brushed style: gold andAntique 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