This yunomi (teacup) features a conical shape known as asagao-gata (朝顔形 - morning-glory shape). The outside is decorated with a fluted pattern called shinogi (しのぎ) filled with white slip.
Made by Shōmura Kanji (正村寛治) of Shōtōen (正陶苑)
Specifications
Made in Japan. Ships from the United States.
Width: 8.4 cm (3.3 in) (Widest Point)
Height: 5.5 cm (2.2 in)
Capacity: 100 ml
Mino-yaki Ceramics
Mino-yaki (美濃焼) is a type of Japanese pottery produced in Mino Province in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Since the introduction of mass production in the Meiji period (1868–1912), Mino ware accounts for around 50% of Japanese pottery produced today.
