Green Dragon Maki-e Guinomi Sake Cup
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This exceptional piece of glassware from Yoshita Kasho is now adorned with a vibrant and energetic miniature painting of a green dragon, offering a brave and powerful impression. This design imbues a sense of strength and auspiciousness.
The glass guinomi sake cup, coated in transparent lacquer, showcases an uneven brushed layer. This technique creates a lavish and varied reflection, adding depth and movement to the green dragon motif at the base. The hand-painted dragon at the bottom, safeguarded by a glass layer, allows you to appreciate its design without the worry of scratches.
The glass sake cup is delicate and lightweight with exceptional transparency, allowing the sake's texture to be beautifully showcased.
It serves as a remarkable addition to any home bar, especially during the year of the dragon, which is believed to bring luck and prosperity. This exquisite sake cup also makes for an extraordinary gift, presented in a chic box adorned with the Yoshita Kasho logo, celebrating both tradition and modern craftsmanship.
DETAILS
| Quantity | 1 |
| Size |
D 6.5 cm (2.6 in) x H 5.3 cm (2.1 in) [Paper Box] 9.5 cm (3.7 in) x 9.5 cm(3.7 in) x H 8.0 cm (3.1 in) |
| Capacity |
40 ml (1.4 fl oz) |
| Weight | 90 g (3.2 oz) |
| Material | Glass |
| Package Type | Paper box |
| Microwave | No |
| Dishwasher | No |
Maker / Brand
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.
Crafts
Yamanaka lacquerware, also known as Yamanaka Shikki, is a kind of lacquerware produced in the Yamanaka Onsen district of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture. This lacquerware is unique in that it blends wood grain's natural elegance 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 incorporates a modern sense of design while inheriting a tradition that has lasted for 400 years.
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Guinomi
Guinomi are a type of sake cup, smaller than a typical Japanese teacup but somewhat larger than other sake cups. They are often used without a sake carafe, with sake poured directly from the bottle.
Guinomi originally held delicacies during Japanese tea ceremonies, but in time came to be used for drinking sake afterward. They have therefore evolved alongside Japan’s unique tea culture.
Dragon
Dragons are a symbol of strength, courage, and good fortune. They are also one of the twelve signs of the Japanese zodiac. Dragon pieces promise to enhance your home with their unique beauty, protective fierceness, and auspicious charm.
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