Antique British Ceramic Bottle Traditional Folk Art Pottery Shiratamba Like Buddhist Ideal for displaying katana

Ideal for displaying katana

It also brings a warm

0 inches Width: 18 cm / approx

showing a beautiful wood grain and aged texture from years of use

Condition There are minor scratches due to age

Antique British Ceramic Bottle Traditional Folk Art Pottery Shiratamba Like Buddhist Ideal for displaying katanaThis antique ceramic bottle is likely of British origin, though similar antique medicine bottles are also known to exist in France. While it may have been used as a medicine bottle, I am not an expert, so I cannot say for certain. It has a rustic, sandy texture and a simple yet refined folk art beauty. Its form and glaze closely resemble the Japanese Shiratamba Candlestick Tokkuri, a type of utilitarian vessel highly regarded in the Mingei (folk