Antique Japanese Wooden Red Lacquer Sakazuki Sake Cup Gold Makie 4” Shakuhachi This ceramic sake jug measures

This ceramic sake jug measures 4 1/2"" in diameter by 10"" tall (11

Width = 10

5" long by 4" wide (12

Weighs over 30 pounds

Length = 32

Antique Japanese Wooden Red Lacquer Sakazuki Sake Cup Gold Makie 4” Shakuhachi This ceramic sake jug measuresThis is an antique Japanese late Meiji Era (c. 1910) lacquer sakazuki (sake cup) made of hand turned cryptomeria wood with over twenty layers of red lacquer. It has makie (raised gold artwork) depicting traditional motifs. Japanese lacquer from the Meiji era was considered the finest ever made. It is durable enough to withstand the harshest treatment the centuries have thrown at it. Having been in storage for much of the past century this sakazuki