Antique Japanese 1800's Tokkuri Sake Jug Calligraphy Ceramic Mingei Vase 10" "Matsudaya" Futondansu and blue-green foliage above a

and blue-green foliage above a scholar's rock

decorated in the suso-moyō (裾模様) tradition — the ornamental field concentrated at the hem and sleeve cuffs and fading upward into unadorned ground

It is made of Hida Shunkei lacquer ware hand crafted in Gifu prefecture in the early 1970's

A beautiful way to display any kind of flower arrangement a great stand alone piece of bronze artwork

Ryosai III relocated to Yokohama in 1924

Antique Japanese 1800's Tokkuri Sake Jug Calligraphy Ceramic Mingei Vase 10" "Matsudaya" Futondansu and blue-green foliage above aAntique Japanese Tokkuri "Matsudaya" () Sake Storage JarJapan, late Edo to Meiji period (1800's)Dimensions: 10. 5" H 5" Dia. This Japanese tokkuri () was traditionally used for storing and serving sake, Japans fermented rice wine. Larger examples such as this one were typically employed by brewers, inns, or taverns for transport and bulk storage, often sealed with paper or cloth and secured with twine. Thrown by hand on the potters wheel, these jugs