Antique Japanese Edo-Meiji 1800's Dark Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug White Calligraphy 13"H Tansu The flat brass lid fits

The flat brass lid fits within the arare-textured rim and is surmounted by a finely cast two-tier silver-metal finial: a chrysanthemum (kiku) collar base supporting a reticulated spherical cage element with amber glass bead at the apex

The imperfections accumulated over more than a century of this scroll's life — the gentle toning

Height = 15”

adapted here into miniature for martial use

and good fortune—traditionally bestowed upon households or newly established businesses as a blessing

Antique Japanese Edo-Meiji 1800's Dark Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug White Calligraphy 13"H Tansu The flat brass lid fitsAntique Japanese Dark Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug White Slip Calligraphy Tap Hole Meiji 12. 75"H Japan Late Edo to Meiji Period, 19th century A dark iron brown glazed stoneware tokkuri () of classic proportions, the rounded body tapering to a narrow neck with rolled lip. The exterior carries bold merchant or brewery calligraphy applied in white slip the brushwork sweeping and confident, identifying the commissioning establishment in the manner