Hasami Porcelain Sake Bottle - Asagiri
波佐見焼 燗徳利 朝霧
£52.00 per item
A porcelain tokkuri with a special pattern from Nagasaki Prefecture.
Craftspeople often take inspiration from nature to produce new works. The design of this cup was inspired by the morning mist, called asagiri in Japanese. The gentle curves of its sillhouette combined with its soft blue pattern produces a subtle expression of floating mist created with a texturing technique called tobikanna.
Although, sake bottles (tokkuri) come in many different shapes, the thin-necked, round-bodied form is the most common of them all. Tokkuri are customarily used for pouring sake into smaller cups when serving.
Not microwave or dishwasher safe.
Size: Ø8 cm x H11 cm
Volume: 280ml
Kyūshū and Okinawa
This is Japan’s south-west region including the island of Kyūshū and the sub-tropical island chain of Okinawa. Kyūshū was an early centre of Japanese civilization, and offers many historic treasures, modern cities and volcanic natural beauty. It is home to the ports of Kagoshima, Nagasaki and Fukuoka, the porcelain manufacturing centre in Arita and the Tanegashima Space Center launch site.
