Small double sake flask, Japanese ceramic, Iga, vintage/old collection

Very rare, collectible. Small double gourd, sake carafe, in Japanese handmade ceramic from Iga, orange sand ceramic with a nuanced pale green ash glaze, some grains of pyrite. Vintage or antique. Unsigned. Double gourd consisting of two globes, a larger one at the base, a smaller one on the top and a small short round neck. 16.5-17 cm in height, 10-10.5 cm in maximum diameter. Very good overall condition, a small chip on the neck of 9 mm in length, and a smaller one of 5 mm, very discreet, gray-green, antique. Approximately 500-600 g.