This delicate and elegant Kiyomizu-yaki porcelain guinomi (sake cup) is decorated in a style called sai-tokusa (彩十草), a colourful variation on the classic tokusa design of vertical lines inspired by horsetail grass. Each stripe is hand-painted in blue, green, and orange. Additionally, the rim of the cup has been gilded.

The straight-walled cylindrical shape is a classic style for sake cups, and the pure white of porcelain allows you to appreciate the colour and clarity of the sake.

This cup was made by Kuramoto Masao (倉元 真佐夫) of Kōhō Kiln (光抱窯).

Kiyomizu-yaki (清水焼) (also called Shimizu-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery that traditionally comes from Gojōzaka district near Kiyomizu Temple, in Kyoto, Japan. A subset of Kyo-yaki which refers to all pottery made in the Kyoto area, Kiyomizu ware has been produced since the 16th century

Dimensions:

6cm (2.4in) - width
5cm (2in) - height
70ml - capacity

Condition: New

This Japanese item ships from the United States.