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Japanese-made pottery
The title is Ido Guinomi (井戸ぐい呑).
This is a sake cup created by Okada Yuh.
・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.
Tea bowl called "Ido" type is well known in the tea ceremony.
This kind of cup is what's known as Ido's miniture.
He researched the national treasure Kisaemon as a model and made this cup.
Height : 5.6 cm
Width : 8.0 cm
Depth : 8.0 cm
He is the eighth ceramist of the Okada Kiln which has a history of more than 200 years. His idea pushes the boundaries of traditional approach, such as sophisticated shape and peaceful mental landscape.