Antique Japanese Sake Bottle Tokkuri Blue Purple Hares Fur Glaze Spout 8” Giclee The Chashaku is the simple

The Chashaku is the simple bamboo tea scoop used to transfer powdered green tea from the caddie to the tea bowl during tea ceremony

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

The lid opens by pushing the side button and simultaneously pulling up on the top handle

pieces like this are commonly collected and marketed as netsuke-style carvings due to their similar scale

Antique Japanese Sake Bottle Tokkuri Blue Purple Hares Fur Glaze Spout 8” Giclee The Chashaku is the simpleThis 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)