Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Vtg Kayoi-Tokkuri Gray Hand-Written Kanji TS574 satsuma ware the rising sun

the rising sun

the rim and bottom are lined with brown paint

Helmets and armors are commonly displayed for Japanese boy's festival

The metal plate is fixed with three nails

Small bit of design torn on center edges

Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Vtg Kayoi-Tokkuri Gray Hand-Written Kanji TS574 satsuma ware the rising sunVtg Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi Tokkuri This is a Japanese vintage sake bottle. This bottle is in gray color and has black Japanese characters on the front and the back. This particular sake bottle has an attached string to facilitate transport. Also called a Kayoi Tokkuri, this type of bottle 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