Japanese Natural Hyotan Gourd Vtg Sake Bottle Lucky Charm Calabash Horse G248 teoke Whisk (chasen) 10

Japanese Natural Hyotan Gourd Vtg Sake Bottle Lucky Charm Calabash Horse G248 teoke Whisk (chasen) 10Vintage Japanese Natural Gourd Bottle Wound with red silk tasseled cords with a wooden peg lid, this large naturally dried hyotan gourd was not only made for storing and carrying sake and seeds but as a good luck charm for display. Its delightful reddish brown color is paired with a hand painted image of a leaping horse, likely as a representation of the Japanese saying "hyotan kara koma ga deru" which translates to "a horse comes out from a gourd".

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