Antique Japanese Grey Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug Iron Black Merchant Calligraphy Meiji 10"H Ukiyoe and natural finish

and natural finish

a hallmark of quality export production during the Meiji era

This is a vintage Japanese four drawer tansu in a simple late Meiji era design

one of Tokyo's oldest surviving shrines

Antique Japanese Grey Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug Iron Black Merchant Calligraphy Meiji 10"H Ukiyoe and natural finishAntique Japanese Grey Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug Iron Black Merchant Calligraphy Meiji 10"H Japan Late Edo to Meiji Period, 19th century A grey glazed stoneware tokkuri () of sturdy proportions, carrying a single large boldly brushed iron black underglaze character dominating the front face, with secondary calligraphic text below a merchant or brewery mark rendered with the directness and confidence characteristic of commercial ceramics of the