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  1. Amateur Newbie

    Amateur Newbie New Member

    I picked up this stoneware vase (or jug?) at an estate sale in the neighborhood and am wondering if anyone can read the text (I'm not even sure the language) to give some idea of what it's meant for. Maybe alcohol storage? It's about 14in high and quite heavy. There's nothing written on the bottom. Thanks in advance!
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    Amateur Newbie, Mar 16, 2021
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    maybe a japanese rice wine bottle.......
     
    komokwa, Mar 16, 2021
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  3. blooey

    blooey Well-Known Member

    agree with Komo, Sake flask IMO
     
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  4. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    It is called a binbou-tokkuri. Missing stopper.
     
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  5. Amateur Newbie

    Amateur Newbie New Member

    Thank you! Do you know what it says? Is it a decanter, or a bottle for a specific brand?
     
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  6. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Sorry No I can not read it.
     
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  7. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    It seems they say a lot of things..........

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  8. JayBee

    JayBee Well-Known Member

    The characters on the first photo are ι…’εΊ— which mean "wine/liquor shop." I concur that it's most likely a sake bottle.
     
    JayBee, Mar 17, 2021
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  9. Firemandk

    Firemandk Well-Known Member

    Found several shards of broken ones outside of an air vent at the end of a 40 meter cave on the property my ex and I owned near Mt. Apo in Mindanao..... It would seem the Japanese troops had a fairly decent supply of alcohol shipped in at one time ......
     
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