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Aochibu Guinomi Sake Cup

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Description

This guinomi sake cup features the traditional aochibu pattern. 

The aochibu style was developed in the Taisho era (1912-1926 CE). Small dots in blue or white are applied to the colored background to create a special texture. A great deal of skill is required to make the dots the same size, evenly spaced, and the same color.

Not only for drinking sake, but it can be used as a soba dipping sauce cup, soup cup, dessert cups for ice cream, yogurt, fruits, and many other small dishes served at the table. It is also perfect for putting Japanese sweets such as anmitsu and tokoroten.

Furthermore, you can put a small portion of food or relishes inside this cup, place it on a larger plate or in a bento box for a more stylish and sophisticated food presentation.

Seikou Kiln Aochibu Kutani Guinomi Sake Cup - MUSUBI KILN - Quality Japanese Tableware and Gift
Aochibu Guinomi Sake Cup Sale price$26.00 USD
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Aochibu & Shirochibu

Aochibu (literally "blue dots") features small, solid blue dots densely drawn on a base color. The technique is said to have become popular during the Taisho period (1912–1916 CE). It is neither exactly painting nor exactly line drawing, but rather falling somewhere in the realm of pointillism.

The rich clusters of dots create marvelous ripple-like patterns. It takes extraordinary skill to draw uniform, tiny dots while retaining the beauty of eaoch cluster. There are color variations of aochibu as well, including shirochibu (white dots) and kinchibu (gold dots).

Aochibu & Shirochibu

Guinomi

Guinomi are a type of sake cup. They are typically smaller than a Japanese teacup, and on the somewhat larger size for a sake cup. They are often used without a sake carafe, with sake poured directly from the bottle.

Originally guinomi were used to hold delicacies during Japanese tea ceremonies. At some point, people started to use them to pour and drink sake after enjoying the delicacies. This is believed to be the origin of guinomi. They therefore evolved over time alongside Japan’s tea culture.
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