Gourd Imari Floral Sake Bottle
This Gourd Imari Floral Sake Bottle is a traditional vessel for warming and pouring sake.
Handcrafted by skilled artisans in Japan, each piece is considered a functional work of art. Crafted from porcelain, it carries the mark of true craftsmanship. Inspired by Japanese pottery traditions, it's designed for everyday rituals and special occasions.
This piece draws on the Imari tradition (伊万里), porcelain historically shipped from Saga Prefecture, known for elaborate blue-and-white and gold overglaze designs. Learn more about the techniques and traditions behind Japanese ceramics.
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Specifications
Dimensions
9cm diameter
Weight
0.24kg
Material
Porcelain
Height
16.0cm
Tradition
Imari (伊万里)
About Imari ware 伊万里
Saga
Porcelain from the Arita kilns that was shipped from the port of Imari: deep blue under the glaze, with red and gold painted over it.
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Gourd Imari Floral Sake Bottle
The details
About this piece
A tokkuri is the small bottle sake is poured from, served cold or warmed. Its narrow neck makes for a gentle, controlled pour, and its shape is half of the ritual.
The material
Porcelain is fired at a very high temperature until the clay turns dense, hard and smooth. It is thin for its strength, takes bright colour and fine painting well, and rings clearly when tapped.
Its character
Glazes and decoration vary slightly from piece to piece, so yours may differ a little from the photograph. That is part of how ceramics are made.
It belongs to the Imari (伊万里) tradition. See where it comes from.
- Material
- Porcelain
- Size
- 9cm diameter
- Height
- 16.0 cm
- Weight
- About 240 g
- Made in
- Japan
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See how our pieces are madePhotographs from a Mino kiln in GifuPhoto credit: our supplier in Tokyo
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Where this piece comes from
Imari ware
伊万里
Saga
Gourd Imari Floral Sake Bottle belongs to the Imari tradition of Saga, shipped to you from our studio in Tokyo.
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Our story
The fire of stone
石の火
Ishi no KA means “the fire of stone”: the place where raw earth meets heat and becomes something lasting.
We choose each piece in Tokyo, working with kilns and workshops across Japan, and we keep their small natural variations, because imperfection is the mark of a human hand.
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