Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880's Dark Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug White Slip Calligraphy 12"H Statue or alongside other blue-and-white ceramics

or alongside other blue-and-white ceramics

while the interior is decorated with a looser carved pattern that highlights the craftsmanship of the piece

Tracing this culture of insubordination from the bakumatsu shishi warriors of the 1860s through the 1930s military-political crises

Those items named Sho Chiku Bai are typically used to indicate grade/quality of themselves

living with him and studying under his guidance for nearly two decades

Antique Japanese Meiji Era c1880's Dark Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug White Slip Calligraphy 12"H Statue or alongside other blue-and-white ceramicsAntique Japanese Dark Glazed Stoneware Tokkuri Sake Jug White Slip Calligraphy Tap Hole Meiji 14"H Japan Late Edo to Meiji Period, 19th century A dark iron brown glazed stoneware tokkuri () of good proportions, the ovoid body rising to a narrow neck with rolled lip ring. Bold merchant calligraphy in white slip sweeps across the body in a loose, expressive hand the identifying mark of a sake brewery or merchant house. A lower tap hole is present,