Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Vtg Nikaido Mugi Shochu Yellow TS779 kago Turtle (Kame and Tome)

Turtle (Kame and Tome)

Resin plastic

yellow and brown water marble design on one side and a calligraphy poem on the other side

There is also a brown twine rope tied to the neck as well as a hole at the base for a spigot for easy pouring

34 cm long x 35 cm wide x 26 cm tall

Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Vtg Nikaido Mugi Shochu Yellow TS779 kago Turtle (Kame and Tome)Vintage Japanese Pottery Sake Bottle Kayoi Tokkuri This is a vintage Japanese ceramic sake bottle. It is called a Kayoi Tokkuri and is used to pour sake. The commuting sake bottle became popular as a rental container for liquor stores in the Edo period when sake began to be consumed on a daily basis. This bottle has a smaller size. It is ocher (yellow) with black characters on the front. This bottle has some characters on the bottom. Yellow, black