This item can be used as a sake bottle for a tea ceremony (kaiseki) or as a flower vase for a small tea room. As it is a yakishime pottery, tea flowers will look beautiful in it. The kiln mark is on the bottom side, and the shared box has the inscription "Nanban Sake Bottle, made by Tozan" on the lid. There is no water leakage, so it can be used immediately. There are no scratches or repairs. When pouring sake, it pours cleanly without dripping. Shared box. Shared cloth (2 pieces included). Diameter (outer) 2.7-2.8 cm, (inner) 2.2-2.4 cm, Width 8.8 cm, Height 15 cm, Bottom diameter 5.5 cm Artisan's Appraisal: 1.5 million yen ▢ 2nd Tozan Ito (Ito Tozan) 1871-1937 Kyoto ware. Awata-yaki Tozan kiln. Fourth son of Kunikuni Honda, a chief retainer of the former Omi Zeze clan. Adopted son of the first Tozan. His art names were Tozan and Shoto. Initially, he studied Japanese painting, but he was recognized for his personality and techniques, and was registered as a successor. He inherited the style of the first Tozan and achieved great results, showing an elegant and high-class style. He contributed to the restoration of the Zeze Kagerouen in Taisho 9, and completed a new kiln. He served as a judge for the Teiten Exhibition and held the position of chief priest. 【References】 Rakkan Kao Daijiten Tankosha Bijutsuka Meikan Bijutsu Club #Why not have your own tea utensils? #Chawan-ya Shokudo #Tea ceremony #Sake vessel #Tokkuri (sake bottle) #Cold sake #Kaiseki (tea ceremony cuisine) #Flower vase #Chabana (tea flowers) #Nanban (style) #Pottery #Potter #Tea utensils #Tozan Ito #Kyoto #Kyoto ware #Ro (sunken hearth) #Furo (portable brazier) #San-Senke (three major tea ceremony families) #Omotesenke #Urasenke #Mushakoji-senke #Tea ceremony #Usucha (thin tea) #Antique art #Tea room #Tea party #Kyoto #Beauty #Art