Handcrafted Japanese Bizen Sake Bottle (Tokkuri)
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This piece was a handmade one-of-a-kind work. It cannot be reordered and will never exist in this form again. The page stays online as part of our archive.
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Details about the sold piece
- Height 11 cm
- Width 9 cm
- Weight 0.2 g
- Color Brown, Gray
- Item Type Tokkuri
- Material Ceramics
- Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
- Style / Tradition Bizen-yaki
- Unique Work Yes
- Wooden Box Yes
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Description
Entirely without glaze, this tokkuri unfolds its effect solely through the interplay of fire, ash, and clay: reddish-brown, gray, and rust-colored shadings run across the surface, telling of the long, uncertain time in the wood-fired kiln.
This firing technique is the heart of Bizen ware, one of the six old pottery traditions of Japan, which since the medieval period has done without any glaze or painting. The characteristic color gradients, ash traces, and small inclusions arise solely from the position in the kiln, the wood ash, and the long, multi-day firing – no result can be repeated, each piece remains a unique work.
The slender shape of this sake bottle, with its short, slightly flared neck, follows the classic tokkuri silhouette and sits comfortably in the hand. It is delivered in a wooden box signed by the master potter, which properly protects the piece and confirms its belonging to the Bizen tradition.
