Hasami Porcelain Sake Cup - Asagiri
波佐見焼ぐい呑み 朝霧
£22.00 per item
A porcelain guinomi 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.
This type of sake cup is called guinomi in Japanese. Its name is meant to reflect its relatively larger size and is made of two parts, gui referring the sound of gulps and nomi meaning ‘to drink’.
Not microwave or dishwasher safe.
Size: Ø7 cm x H4 cm
Volume: 80ml
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.
