From the storage shed at my in-laws' house My mother-in-law seems to have brought back a sake jar from Tokyo after cleaning out the old family storehouse. I occasionally see items with the same design, so it's likely a common jar from the late Edo period or the Meiji era... Although the other pottery from my in-laws' house was mostly clean and shiny after polishing, this is the only one that doesn't budge, no matter how much I polish it. It's already somewhat shiny, as if it had glaze applied from the beginning, and there's no long-term dirt on the bottom, suggesting it has aged as it is. Despite that, when you look inside the jar from the mouth, you can see dust. Perhaps it has aged as a decorative item rather than as a large sake bottle. To make it pleasant to display, I washed it with hot water, eggshells, and detergent. Then, water came out from the black spot (yellow arrow) on the back! It seems it was originally made to be a decorative item. It has a calm and settled atmosphere when placed under a hanging scroll or on a display stand, which is quite fascinating. I suddenly thought, "Let's display it as long as we live..." but considering our limited lifespan, I'm listing it for sale, hoping it will survive and catch someone's eye without being broken. If you display it in an old house (perhaps you already have one), people will think, "Wow, that's a real old house!" And if a young person displays it in a corner of their newly built house, it might spark a fun conversation like, "What's the story behind this...?"