A Pair of Japanese black lacquered sake bottles (Tokkuri), 19th century

A Pair of Japanese black lacquered sake bottles (Tokkuri), 19th century
the body of ovoid form rising to a slender neck with flaring rim, decorated in gilt and silver hiramakie and kirikane with flowering chrysanthemum and foliage growing amongst bamboo supports, the interior rim with scrolling gilt motifs on a gilt ground -- 8 5/8in. (22cm.) and 8½in. (21.5cm.) high. (2)