Antique Japanese c1910’s Hand Painted Sake Tokkuri Jug Blue & White 12" Shinhanga The trestle-style legs are shaped

The trestle-style legs are shaped in a waisted baluster profile with pierced oval apertures — a classical kyosoku leg form — each set on a flat rectangular foot

Sensu (fan) and Shochikubai (Pine-Bamboo-Plum Blossom) motif

reaching its height as a literati pursuit during the Song and Ming periods

This chest was used to hold the small wood and marble inhan stamps used for signatures and official documents

this is a 2011 reprint

Antique Japanese c1910’s Hand Painted Sake Tokkuri Jug Blue & White 12" Shinhanga The trestle-style legs are shapedThis is an antique Japanese sake jug (tokkuri) from the late Meiji Era (c. 1910). This type of sake jug was one of the first recyclables in that it could be returned to the sake company that made it and be refilled. It is all hand made and fired at high temperatures for lasting durability. Height = 11. 5" (29cm) Diameter = 10. 5" (26. 5cm) Weight = 13lbs 12oz It remains in good condition however there is staining that adds a certain aged character. It