Large Oriental Vase ( Probably 20th century Japanese ) ?

Picked this lovely hand painted oriental vase up
I think it is Japanese 20th century ?

I've come across these pieces before. I think they are late 20thC-early 21stC

NaomiM wrote:I've come across these pieces before. I think they are late 20thC-early 21stC

Thanks Naomim
Yes thought late 20th Century

Heavy vase and quite good looking

They are eye catching. I wish I could read Japanese. I suspect the line of characters written above the flowers is a poem. Or I wonder if it's a Sake bottle

NaomiM wrote:They are eye catching. I wish I could read Japanese. I suspect the line of characters written above the flowers is a poem. Or I wonder if it's a Sake bottle

Shape would suggest a bottle .. size is 42cm a lot off Sake ( Will look in to that one ) Thanks

Traditional run of the mill sake storage/transportation jars were this size but with calligraphy only.

This is made for decorative purposes nearer to 2020 than 20th century in my opinion.

studio-pots wrote:Traditional run of the mill sake storage/transportation jars were this size but with calligraphy only.

This is made for decorative purposes nearer to 2020 than 20th century in my opinion.

Thanks
Thought it was not that old tbh