Japanese Studio Pottery Pair of Tokkuri White & Copper Red
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Type: Pair of Sake Bottles (Tokkuri)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: 20th C. (1900s)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
One rumor is that they were from the estate of Martha Longenecker and they came from Tatsuzo Shimaoka's kiln, oka gama, but the styles and clay are atypical, and with the damage (Shimaoka didn't sell flawed pieces) it seems unlikely.
My initial hunch was they could early Chinese style pieces by Kawai Kanjiro, as he used this same copper red glaze, and the clay and feet match some of early pieces. But I haven't found any tokkuri in this form to compare against.
Size: Each about 5 1/2" tall (13.97 cm)
Red Bottle Weight: 10.5 oz (299 g)
White Bottle Weight: 10.3 oz (293 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Royal Pelican Antiques, Encinitas (San Diego), CA
Previous: Reportedly from the estate of Martha Longenecker (founder of the San Diego Mingei Museum)
Collected: Encinitas (San Diego) CA antique mall, 26 DEC 2025
Condition: Items are used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. The red bottle has a kiln flaw S-Crack in the base, which will leak water when filled. The red bottle has a partly unglazed spot on the spout. The white bottle has a kiln flaw S-Crack in the base which does not leak. The white bottle has a chip to the spout.
Subject: Pair of ceramic studio pottery sake bottles, in the Mingei style, with white glaze, one with a copper red peach bloom glaze.
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Japanese Studio Pottery Pair of Tokkuri White & Copper Red
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Type: Pair of Sake Bottles (Tokkuri)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: 20th C. (1900s)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned.
One rumor is that they were from the estate of Martha Longenecker and they came from Tatsuzo Shimaoka's kiln, oka gama, but the styles and clay are atypical, and with the damage (Shimaoka didn't sell flawed pieces) it seems unlikely.
My initial hunch was they could early Chinese style pieces by Kawai Kanjiro, as he used this same copper red glaze, and the clay and feet match some of early pieces. But I haven't found any tokkuri in this form to compare against.
Size: Each about 5 1/2" tall (13.97 cm)
Red Bottle Weight: 10.5 oz (299 g)
White Bottle Weight: 10.3 oz (293 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Royal Pelican Antiques, Encinitas (San Diego), CA
Previous: Reportedly from the estate of Martha Longenecker (founder of the San Diego Mingei Museum)
Collected: Encinitas (San Diego) CA antique mall, 26 DEC 2025
Condition: Items are used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. The red bottle has a kiln flaw S-Crack in the base, which will leak water when filled. The red bottle has a partly unglazed spot on the spout. The white bottle has a kiln flaw S-Crack in the base which does not leak. The white bottle has a chip to the spout.
Subject: Pair of ceramic studio pottery sake bottles, in the Mingei style, with white glaze, one with a copper red peach bloom glaze.
Location:
Japanese Studio Pottery Pair of Tokkuri White & Copper Red
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