translation on a cute little umeshu bottle please

[lonely panet]

greetings  fellow addicts, i throw myself at the digital floor in help!!

 

i have a soft spot for pottary,  i got this little cuttie on a whime. its all of 15cmm tall but whats it read??

 

with kind regards Hamish

[Nobody]

海軍小唄 – Navy ballad

 

The writing on the bottle is the first verse of 海軍小唄 (Kaigun kouta).

 

Ref. 

 

[Bazza]

Ahhhh, umeshu, bring a straw to the bottle...

 

BaZZa.

[lonely panet]

1 hour ago, Bazza said:

Ahhhh, umeshu, bring a straw to the bottle...

 

BaZZa.

it always gives me a headache thre next day,  but it still holds a very sweet smell within the bottle.

 

would this be called BIZEN ware?

Edited 9 hours ago by lonely panet

[Bugyotsuji]

Bizen is generally unglazed, earthy or rusty brown.

 

Not sure what to call yours, blue brushwork on an off-white clay, possibly Satsuma? Pottery is not one of my strengths!

 

A sweet little tokkuri, agreed!

[Matsunoki]

The body looks like stoneware (a very tough hard wearing ceramic) which is commonly used for these bottles. Satsuma is a far softer earthenware body that will not withstand the rough handling that these often encounter!

Date is difficult…..possibly Taisho …..but still made today.