Turtle Maki-e Sake Cup
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A fascinating piece of golden glass now features a serene miniature painting of a green turtle on its base.
This sake cup is coated with transparent lacquer, and its unevenly brushed layer creates a lavish and varied reflection, emanating from the gold leaves at the base.
The green turtle, meticulously hand-painted at the bottom, is detailed and protected by a layer of glass, ensuring the design remains unscratched. This heat-proof glass, made in Aomori Prefecture by Tsugaru Vidro, reflects the region's deep-rooted tradition in glassware craftsmanship.
The painting captures the essence of the peaceful marine creature, with its finely detailed shell and limbs, evoking tranquility and a connection with nature.
Accompanied by the elegant depiction of a green turtle, this sake cup transforms your home bar into something more special, impressing guests and family. It is believed that good sake ware enhances the flavor of sake.
Ideal for special occasions, whether enjoying sake alone or with others, this exquisite cup also serves as an extraordinary gift for sake enthusiasts, presented in a chic box bearing the Yoshita Kasho logo.
DETAILS
| Quantity | 1 |
| Size |
D 6cm (2.4 in) x H 5.5 cm (2.2 in) [Paper Box] L 9.5 cm (3.7 in) x W 9.5 cm (3.7 in) x H 8.0 cm (3.1 in) |
| Capacity | 50 ml (1.7 fl 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.
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