JICON Sake Vessel with Stem
$50.00
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The sefooted sake vessels are designed to be enjoyable for all times and places. Also they are designed so that one can appreciate drinking sake even more. Nowadays many people in the world enjoy drinking Japanese sake. Just as there are wine glasses to enjoy good wine, these are sake vessels to enjoy savoring good sake.
We hope you enjoy a good sake wherever you are with these sake vessels. Sake pitcher also available. Boxed gift set of pitcher and vessels also available.
White porcelain tableware designed by OJI Masanori in the famous white porcelain Amakusa Touseki and made by the ancient Touetsugama kiln.
Enjoy its beautiful "porcelain white" unlike anything seen before. Certain items in the series have an accent of rusty brown colour on the rim called "Fuchi-Sabi".
JICON wares all come presented in their own box. Making them the perfect gift.
material: Porcelain
packaging: Cardboard and paperJICON means "porcelain (JI) in modern times (CON)." In the Buddhist words, JICON means "seize the day." It also denotes "porcelain (JI) created by the house of IMAMURA" of the Touetsugama kiln, founded 350 years ago. The kiln makes porcelains for daily life with its traditional white porcelain techniques using Amakusa Touseki (porcelain stone).
The Touetsugama kiln originated in Mikawachi of Sasebo City in Nagasaki prefecture as a house kiln under the patronage of the Hirado clan. The kiln was redeployed to Arita in Saga prefecture by IMAMURA Shikao XII for its expansion and is currently succeeded by IMAMURA Kenichi XIV. The kiln makes porcelains for daily life with its traditional white porcelain techniques using Amakusa Touseki (porcelain stone).
dimensions (mm)
SAKE Vessel with Stem SUBOMI (dia60 x h70mm)
SAKE Vessel with Stem HIRAKI (dia78 x h53mm)
SAKE Vessel with Stem HOSOMI (dia58 x h73mm)
