Oval-bodied vessel with short, narrow neck. The dark glaze is decorated with Japanese calligraphic characters.

Tamba sake bottle

Second half of 19th century
Earthenware
12 1/2 x 7 x 7 in. (32 x 18 x 18 cm)
From the Estate of Gerald Eskin, 2016.79

Unrecorded artist; Japan