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Kinsai Ochoko Sake Cup

Sale price$47.00 USD

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Description

This beautiful ochoko sake cup showcases the kinsai technique, where a glaze is applied over gold leaf before firing. This method ensures that the gold leaf remains intact and retains its brilliance, preserving its refined beauty over time.

This sake cup has a satisfying weight that feels just right in hand. The slightly rough texture provides a comfortable grip, preventing slips while adding to its tactile appeal.

Perfect for savoring sake with elegance, this cup enhances both the experience and presentation.

Ideal for both solo moments and shared celebrations, it also makes an extraordinary gift for those who appreciate fine sake.

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Kinsai Ochoko Sake Cup Sale price$47.00 USD
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Ochoko

An ochoko is a small sake cup, usually holding a bit more than a sakazuki and accommodating two to three sips. Originally, ochoko sake cups were used as small kobachi bowls for side dishes.
However, around the mid-Edo period (1603 CE–1868 CE), they began to be used at sake gatherings, where people would start with a sakazuki and then switch to an ochoko as the evening went on.
Ochoko sake cups come in various materials and shapes. Sake cups included in sake sets are commonly ochoko sake cups.  

Ochoko

Kinsai

Kinsai refers to techniques used to apply gold leaf or gold paint to ceramics. Both terms also refer to the works produced by these techniques. Gold leaf or paint is applied over the ceramics’ glaze or overglaze decoration and then fired at a lower temperature than the overglaze itself. 

Gold leaf and gold paint are valuable materials. In addition, gold leaf is very thin and particularly difficult to handle. Works flawlessly decorated with these materials reveal the extraordinary skill of the artisan.

Kinsai

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