{"product_id":"tb425-ryukyu-awamori-dragon-bottle-神谷酒造所","title":"TB425 - Ryukyu Awamori Dragon Bottle 神谷酒造所","description":"\u003cp\u003eA striking vintage ceramic empty bottle from Okinawa (琉球), produced for Kamiya Shuzōjo (神谷酒造所). Designed as a decorative souvenir object, the bottle features an impressive three-dimensional dragon-head motif associated with Shuri Castle (首里城) and the visual culture of the former Ryukyu Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe heavily sculpted ceramic body is finished in a warm earthy beige-brown glaze, with raised scales, flowing whiskers and expressive dragon features giving the piece a wonderfully tactile folk-craft character. Dragons are particularly prominent in the decoration of Shuri Castle; the royal Seiden incorporated golden dragons and distinctive dragon pillars, reflecting the castle's role as the political and ceremonial heart of the Ryukyu Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKamiya Shuzōjo was founded in 1949 in Higashikazehira (東風平) and remains a small family-operated Okinawan distillery. The brewery relocated to its present site in 2004; as this bottle still carries the earlier 東風平町字東風平1421 address, it likely predates that relocation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow empty, it makes a highly decorative Okinawan vintage display piece (置物) and an unusual collectible for lovers of Ryukyu culture, Japanese folk art, vintage sake and awamori bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 12 x 8 x 25cm \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison Kyo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58573121159499,"sku":"TB425","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/9746\/7723\/files\/Cover_1623a6cc-7eae-4b87-82bf-72182ae821e6.jpg?v=1790149320","url":"https:\/\/fr.maisonkyo.be\/products\/tb425-ryukyu-awamori-dragon-bottle-%e7%a5%9e%e8%b0%b7%e9%85%92%e9%80%a0%e6%89%80","provider":"Maison Kyo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}