Japanese Ceramic Jar Tsubo Vtg Akashi City Ekiben Takomeshi Takotsubo Brown Y112 Calligraphy tools Japanese “Kashigata” hand-carved wood cake

Japanese “Kashigata” hand-carved wood cake mold is used to make Higashi

This Japanese shikishi art board represents an orange sun rising on the waves of the ocean

5 cm wide x 3cm thick (exclude the handle)

Chip and crack in black lacquer on top wing

Japanese Ceramic Jar Tsubo Vtg Akashi City Ekiben Takomeshi Takotsubo Brown Y112 Calligraphy tools Japanese “Kashigata” hand-carved wood cakeVintage Japanese Ceramic Storage Jar This is a vintage Japanese ceramic jar. This container with a brown glossy glaze has inscriptions on the front as well as an octopus. It is likely a jar that contained takomeshi, rice with octopus, a specialty of Akashi City. Its shape is inspired by the pottery jars used to trap octopuses. Dark brown Ceramic C1990 Some characters: akashi meibutsu specialty of Akashi, hippari dakomeshi Hippari Dakomeshi (dish name)