This delicate and elegant Kiyomizu-yaki porcelain senchawan (sencha cup) is decorated in a style called someaka-tokusa (染赤十草), a colourful variation on the classic tokusa design of vertical lines inspired by horsetail grass. Each stripe is hand-painted in alternating red and blue, with gold diamonds in each blue stripe.

With a classic tulip shape and a modest 40ml capacity, this cup is ideal for savouring high-grade sencha, though can be used for any purpose. The pure white of porcelain also allows you to appreciate the colour and clarity of the tea.

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
4.5cm (1.8in) - height
40ml - capacity

Condition: New

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