Antique Japanese Kyoto Satsuma
Sake Bottle Tokkuri
Crane Minogame Noh Dancers
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Type: Sake Bottle (Tokkuri)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Kyoto Satsuma ware (Kyo-Satsuma), Awata, Kyoto, Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 2 3/8" diameter (6.0325 cm), 6" tall (15.24 cm)
Weight: 4.9 oz (139 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Long Beach antique market, Long Beach, CA, 18 JAN 2026
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Antique Kyoto Awata Satsuma ceramic sake bottle (tokkuri) with painted designs of minogame (a dragon-like long tailed turtle) and crane (tsuru) Noh dancers, in teal, blue, gold, red, purple, black, and white. Minogame and cranes are both symbols of longevity. The color pallet, especially the teal, blue, gold, and red, is reminiscent of the Ko-Kiyomizu ware that was the predecessor for Kyo-Satsuma ware.
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Antique Japanese Kyoto Satsuma Sake Bottle Tokkuri Crane Minogame Noh Dancers
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Type: Sake Bottle (Tokkuri)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Kyoto Satsuma ware (Kyo-Satsuma), Awata, Kyoto, Japan. Unsigned.
Size: 2 3/8" diameter (6.0325 cm), 6" tall (15.24 cm)
Weight: 4.9 oz (139 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Long Beach antique market, Long Beach, CA, 18 JAN 2026
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Antique Kyoto Awata Satsuma ceramic sake bottle (tokkuri) with painted designs of minogame (a dragon-like long tailed turtle) and crane (tsuru) Noh dancers, in teal, blue, gold, red, purple, black, and white. Minogame and cranes are both symbols of longevity. The color pallet, especially the teal, blue, gold, and red, is reminiscent of the Ko-Kiyomizu ware that was the predecessor for Kyo-Satsuma ware.
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Antique Japanese Kyoto Satsuma Sake Bottle Tokkuri Crane Minogame Noh Dancers
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