Japanese Ceramic Miniature Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Vtg Black Kanji Gray TS689 hydrangea driftwood object

driftwood object

The Kanji characters say silver 洋銀 behind the cup

It is a picture of a snake drawn with black ink

24 cm wide × 27

Slight lacquer crackling on tray top inner edge

Japanese Ceramic Miniature Sake Bottle Kayoi-Tokkuri Vtg Black Kanji Gray TS689 hydrangea driftwood objectVintage 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 miniature sized bottle is gray with some black Japanese kanji characters on the outside. It has a twine rope tied around the neck. Gray, black