Antique Japanese Sake Bottle Tokkuri Blue Purple Hares Fur Glaze Spout 8” Giclee shoulder parts and thigh covers

shoulder parts and thigh covers

The Chashaku is the simple bamboo tea scoop used to transfer powdered green tea from the caddie to the tea bowl during tea ceremony

This carving measures 66" tall by 21" wide by 2 1/2" thick (168 x 54 x 6 cm)

Jacoulet combined traditional Japanese woodblock techniques with Western influences

It was used in its day to transport the tools of an itinerant craftsman from town to town

Antique Japanese Sake Bottle Tokkuri Blue Purple Hares Fur Glaze Spout 8” Giclee shoulder parts and thigh coversThis is a antique late Meiji era (c. 1900) Japanese Tokkuri (sake bottle). It is made of ceramic fired at high temperatures for lasting durability. It has a simple clear crackel glaze over the tan clay body. At the spout is an eye catching blue hare's fur glaze with a unique drip pattern. Height = 7. 75" (20cm) Diameter = 3" (7. 5cm)