Mid 20th Century Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle (13) Artwork Fortune telling is quite big

Fortune telling is quite big in India

Historically these kettles were used to boil water over a charcoal fire to which Purist believed that boiling water in uncoated iron mellows the water's taste and adds minerals

making it a robust and reliable piece of furniture

this book would have been used to hold information and data about the particular business

holding domestic items

Mid 20th Century Japanese Ceramic Sake Bottle (13) Artwork Fortune telling is quite bigThis stunning piece is known as a Sake bottle and it originated in Japan, dating back to the Late Meiji era to the early Taisho era. Historically used as a reusable stoneware bottle that traditionally held sake (Japanese alcoholic beverage) with the merchants name or location written on, ensuring the bottle was returned to the correct merchant. The vast majority of these bottles are crafted from kiln fired clay, often finished with a feldspar glaze