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

shoulder parts and thigh covers

It is printed on acid free archival fine-art paper with highly fade resistant pigments inks

It is from the series "100 Views of the Moon" titled Dawn Moon and Tumbling Snow c

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

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)