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Japanese-made pottery
The title is Shigaraki Guinomi (信楽ぐいのみ).
This is a sake cup created by Arakawa Satoshi.
・Japanese Guinomi (sake cup)
A type of cups mainly used for drinking Japanese sake.
Generally it's a larger sized sake cup than Japanese sakazuki, Japanese ochoko and others.
It's said that guinomi can hold twice as much Japanese sake as an ochoko.
Being characterized by a deep base and a wide mouth,
that's why there are many ways of use including sauce, beans, olives and
appetizer bowls, houseplant vase and others.
Actually, pouring sake from a bottle called "tokkuri" and
having the flask with one's hands, and then sipping sake from a "guinomi".
Perfect for enjoying the aroma of alcohol and temperature changes.
Firing in a cave kiln.
He made the shape by throwing on the potter's wheel.
The cup is covered with fallen ashes and beautiful sceanary can be seen with dots of milky white color.
Available for dishwasher.
Height : 5.5 cm
Diameter : 6.6 cm
He lives in Shigaraki-cho, Shiga prefecture to make unique ceramics. A ceramist with a sense of awe who expresses the majesty of nature using firewood and clay.