Antique Japanese Edo Period c1800 Grey Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug Iron Black Calligraphy 10"H Goban hand-carved with the detailed form

hand-carved with the detailed form of a tai (sea bream)

maki-e gold lacquer

technical excellence

The base bears the two-character red enamel mark 九谷 (Kutani)

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Antique Japanese Edo Period c1800 Grey Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug Iron Black Calligraphy 10"H Goban hand-carved with the detailed formAntique Japanese Grey Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug Iron Black Calligraphy Large Format Meiji 10"H Japan Late Edo to Meiji Period, 19th century A large format grey glazed stoneware tokkuri () of generous proportions, the tall cylindrical ovoid body carrying multiple lines of iron black underglaze calligraphy in a compact, notation style hand likely capacity, inventory, or delivery markings in addition to merchant identification, as was common on