Antique Japanese Sake Bottle Tokkuri Blue Purple Hares Fur Glaze Spout 8” Giclee This carving measures 66" tall

This carving measures 66" tall by 21" wide by 2 1/2" thick (168 x 54 x 6 cm)

shoulder parts and thigh covers

It was used in its day to transport the tools of an itinerant craftsman from town to town

came from China during the Heian period (794 to 1185) when the word Sho (松) came to symbolize auspiciousness because the pine tree is evergreen

Jacoulet combined traditional Japanese woodblock techniques with Western influences

Antique Japanese Sake Bottle Tokkuri Blue Purple Hares Fur Glaze Spout 8” Giclee This carving measures 66" tallThis 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)