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Mugimon Donki (麦文呑器)

This is an Arita ware cup which Shomura-san has created.
He engraved the wheat design and embedded the blue and the yellow paints in it.
Shomura-san says that the cup is just good for drinking Japanese sake, "shochu".
Signature desgin changes depending on when it's purchased.

Mugi (麦)
People say that there used to be wheat in many fields and it was also in Japan since Yayoi era.
The wheat pattern simply means pray for huge harvest for five grains.
Shomura-san expresses how fresh yellow colored wheats grow straight upwards in May.