Antique Japanese Ceramic Pottery Takotsubo Octopus Fishing Trap Jar Japan
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Type: Takotsubo, literally "Octopus Jar", a ceramic jar used to trap octopus (Tako) by lowering it into the water, waiting for an octopus to crawl inside, and pulling it up later by a rope tied around the neck of the jar
Material: Ceramic Pottery, covered with barnacles
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868) or newer
Origin/Maker: Japan
Size: 6 5/8" tall
Weight: 1 lb 11.6 oz (783 g)
Provenance:
Collected: Yamato (Yokohama) antique market AUG 2023
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some chips to upper rim of jar.
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Antique Japanese Ceramic Pottery Takotsubo Octopus Fishing Trap Jar Japan
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See also:
Type: Takotsubo, literally "Octopus Jar", a ceramic jar used to trap octopus (Tako) by lowering it into the water, waiting for an octopus to crawl inside, and pulling it up later by a rope tied around the neck of the jar
Material: Ceramic Pottery, covered with barnacles
Age: Edo Period (1603-1868) or newer
Origin/Maker: Japan
Size: 6 5/8" tall
Weight: 1 lb 11.6 oz (783 g)
Provenance:
Collected: Yamato (Yokohama) antique market AUG 2023
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some chips to upper rim of jar.
Subject:
Location:
Antique Japanese Ceramic Pottery Takotsubo Octopus Fishing Trap Jar Japan
