Sake bottle with “Ido” style glaze (provenance: Tatsuaki Kuroda)

This well-shaped sake bottle is very comfortable in the hand. It must have been used to make many sukisha (people who loves curio) drunk. That is why it has this skin tone. It is covered with fine penetrations peculiar to wells.

Ido Tokkuri is very comfortable to hold. I'm sure it has made many patrons intoxicated.
That's why it has this texture. It is covered by fine intrusions typical of wells.

 This is a Kuroda Tatsuaki's signet box with the box inscription "Oazuke."

The "oazuke tokkuri" is a tokuri that the master of the tea ceremony keeps in his or her seat so that the guests can enjoy their drinks at their leisure during the tea ceremony.

The oazuke tokkuri is selected as the pride of the owner of the tea house, as it is the one that remains in front of the guests even when the owner is away from the table. This Tokkuri would be one of Tatsuaki's chosen favorites.

The spout is just the right size, and the pleasant "tok-tok-tok" sound when pouring sake is pleasing even to the ear. The elevation shows up brownish clay.

This is a must-have item for any sake bottle enthusiast.
It is intact and in very good antique condition.

The cloth of this shifuku(silk pouch) is a plain green cloth and Tanba cloth katamikawari, probably from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period.

Katamigawari is a tailoring method used for kimono, in which the left and right sides of the kimono are tailored with different geology, dyeing, and patterns from the center. In this work, the kimono is made of tanba cloth and a plain green color.

Tamba cloth is a cotton fabric made from yarn spun from cotton and cocoon waste, dyed with natural dyes such as chestnut bark, and made through a number of repeated processes.

Muneyoshi Yanagi is said to have appreciated and loved Tamba cloth for its simple beauty, calling it "a quiet, austere cloth.