Old Karatsu Kawa-kujira Cylindrical Sake Cup, Flared Rim, Momoyama Period

An Old Karatsu kawa-kujira (whaleskin) cylindrical sake cup believed to date to the Momoyama period. A highly collectible and uncommon variant of Momoyama-period Karatsu ceramics. This piece is particularly rare for its outward-flaring rim, an unusual form seldom seen in kawa-kujira ware.

eBay