Hasami Porcelain Sake Cup - Asagiri

A porcelain guinomi with a special pattern from Nagasaki Prefecture.

£27 per item

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

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Kyūshū and Okinawa
Region

Kyūshū and Okinawa

九州・沖縄

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.

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Hakusan
Producer

Hakusan

白山陶器

Established in 1951, Hakusan Porcelain produces internationally acclaimed porcelain in the small town of Hasami, Nagasaki Prefecture. The particular style of porcelain from this area - known as Hasami ware - has been produced there for over 400 years. Hakusan’s plates, cups and other ceramics are made to be used in everyday life and are lauded for their high-quality finishing touches, the result of skilled craftmanship.

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