Is this Chinese or Japanes and is it a vase or sake bottle?

I bought these at an estate sale. The cups and the bottle/vase were sitting beside each other. i had originally thought that this was a set, but now I'm not so sure and wonder if it's a "marriage" of sorts. Plus, I can't tell if they are Japanese, Chinese, or a combination of both somehow. If it's a set, is it for sake, wine or tea? thanks

 

The bottle/vase has fine a fine crackle effect.

 

The fine crackle is called crazing. It's not really crackle and is considered a flaw, though how important that may be I don't know.

 

Yeah, I know. Some porcelain is more prone to that kind of thing than others. I thought maybe it would help give a clue as to its origins. Any ideas?

 

The patterns don't match, do they? Some people just like blue and white. If the cups are tiny, they're for sake. The other thing looks like a vase.
Janet

 

That's what I think....they don't match, and it looks less like an actual bottle and more like a bottle-form vase. Whether it's Japanese or Chinese, I can't work out just yet. I feel like it's at least 19th century, though.

 

Looks like a Japanese bottle vase to me.

 

Thanks, I was leaning toward Japanese as well, but can't really say why that is. Maybe the simplicity of the decoration...maybe Chinese would have more decoration. I don't know.