Antique Japanese Dark Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug White Slip Calligraphy Tap Hole Meiji 14"H Japanese stylized interpretations emphasizing form and

stylized interpretations emphasizing form and energy

It is all hand painted with a design that features the mythical Phoenix

Condition: Vintage condition with visible wear consistent with age and use

Measuring an unusually large 19" x 8"

hamon with suguha base and midare activity

Antique Japanese Dark Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug White Slip Calligraphy Tap Hole Meiji 14"H Japanese stylized interpretations emphasizing form andAntique Japanese Dark Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug White Slip Calligraphy Tap Hole Meiji 14"H Japan Late Edo to Meiji Period, 19th century A dark iron brown glazed stoneware tokkuri () of good proportions, the ovoid body rising to a narrow neck with rolled lip ring. Bold merchant calligraphy in white slip sweeps across the body in a loose, expressive hand the identifying mark of a sake brewery or merchant house. A lower tap hole is present,