Antique Japanese Edo-Meiji 1800's Dark Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug White Calligraphy 13"H Furniture fitted with a dense grid

fitted with a dense grid of small drawers above larger storage drawers below

Such imagery is traditionally associated with good fortune

Engraver: Miyanao (彫宮直)

It is from a very high resolution scan taken of the original Yoshitoshi print in our collection with a state of the art flat bed scanner

This is an antique Chinese Qing dynasty armoire with five drawers

Antique Japanese Edo-Meiji 1800's Dark Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug White Calligraphy 13"H Furniture fitted with a dense gridAntique Japanese Dark Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug White Slip Calligraphy Tap Hole Meiji 12. 75"H Japan Late Edo to Meiji Period, 19th century A dark iron brown glazed stoneware tokkuri () of classic proportions, the rounded body tapering to a narrow neck with rolled lip. The exterior carries bold merchant or brewery calligraphy applied in white slip the brushwork sweeping and confident, identifying the commissioning establishment in the manner