Antique Japanese Grey Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug Iron Black Merchant Calligraphy Meiji 10"H Cranes Thatched farmhouses heavy with snow

Thatched farmhouses heavy with snow fill the middle ground

Measures: 70" wide by 60" tall

NOTE other items shown in the photos are not included

Authentic kogai (笄) with correct two-part tang & cap construction

Rather than conceal wear

Antique Japanese Grey Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug Iron Black Merchant Calligraphy Meiji 10"H Cranes Thatched farmhouses heavy with snowAntique 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