Crane Maki-e Glass Guinomi Sake Cup

This glass guinomi sake cup is coated with transparent lacquer, and its uneven brushed layer produces a lavish and varied reflection of gold, accentuating the auspicious and graceful motif of the crane at the base.

The painting of the white crane is dynamic and lifelike, capturing the bird's serene and refined lines. The depiction of the crane, a symbol of longevity and good fortune in Japanese culture, adds sophistication and auspiciousness to the piece. Protected by a layer of glass, this design allows you to cherish its elegance without concern for scratches.

The glass sake cup is delicate and lightweight with exceptional transparency, allowing the sake's texture to be beautifully showcased.

Perfect for special occasions, whether enjoying sake alone or with guests, this exquisite sake cup also makes an extraordinary gift for sake connoisseurs, presented in a chic box featuring the Yoshita Kasho logo.

Yoshita Kasho

Yoshita Kasho runs a lacquer painting company in Ishikawa Prefecture, highly renowned in Japan for their tableware crafts using lacquer and innovative designs. Their products are unique and modern in their application of lacquer painting on glassware. Their designs employ glass, gold, silver and limpet shells, forever aspiring to explore unprecedented creations in lacquerware.

Yamanaka lacquerware, also known as Yamanaka Shikki, is a lacquerware produced in the Yamanaka Onsen (hot spring) district of Kaga, Ishikawa prefecture. This lacquerware is unique in that it blends the natural elegance of the wood grain with the elegant maki-e technique of sprinkling gold, silver, or other colored powder onto a lacquer painting.

With its beautiful wood texture, delicate and robust Yamanaka Lacquerware is evolving day by day, incorporating a modern sense of design while inheriting a tradition that has lasted for 400 years.