Antique Japanese 1800's Tokkuri Sake Jug Calligraphy Ceramic Vase 10" "Shinsou" Tea Accessories The print is titled 本所業平電車通り

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

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

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

This show the spring time cherry blossoms which is appropriate given the March release date shown

and lacquer

Antique Japanese 1800's Tokkuri Sake Jug Calligraphy Ceramic Vase 10" "Shinsou" Tea Accessories The print is titled 本所業平電車通りAntique 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