Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Vtg Kayoi-Tokkuri Gray Hand-Written Kanji TS574 satsuma ware Small bit of design torn

Small bit of design torn on center edges

Japanese iron teapot chagama chain for tea ceremony

Kanji inside the lid: Artist name

Some chips around inner edge

the rim and bottom are lined with brown paint

Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Vtg Kayoi-Tokkuri Gray Hand-Written Kanji TS574 satsuma ware Small bit of design tornVtg Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle Kayoi Tokkuri This is a Japanese vintage sake bottle. This bottle is in gray color and has black Japanese characters on the front and the back. This particular sake bottle has an attached string to facilitate transport. Also called a Kayoi Tokkuri, this type of bottle is used to pour sake. The commuting sake bottle became popular as a rental container for liquor stores in the Edo period when sake began to be consumed