Kozanji Temple Choju Giga Sakazuki Flat Sake Cup with Stand - Japanese Traditional Sake Set for Home Dining & Gift Giving

Product Description

This unique Sakazuki flat sake cup with a stand displays the image of the famous illustrated scroll named "Choju Giga," which is a caricature picture scroll depicting anthropomorphic animals and their playfulness, dating from the mid-12th to mid-13th centuries. You can enjoy the company of playful rabbits, frogs, and a fox, entertaining your everyday drinking experience.

Featuring the distinctive “nami-yu” glaze, which is made from the ashes of the Kyoto forest, it has a natural base color of yellowish cream-white. The paintwork is done by individual Japanese-style painters, pursuing their own originality and depth beyond the expectations for a mere decoration. The design is from the picture scrolls is designated as a Japanese national treasure in Kozan-ji Temple in Kyoto. Please enjoy these humorous and playful works intricately depicted through Tosen Kiln’s painting techniques. 

The top of the cup is hand-brushed in gold, and within the golden ring, we see a frog holding a drum. Although the cup is very small and the surface is without paintings, the little frog suffices to add a sense of humor to the drinking experience for the sake. The stand for the cup humorously depicts a rabbit sideways, perhaps squashed by the cup on top. The little animals serve as accompaniments to lighten up the drink. 

The finishing touch to the sake cup is a lining of gold. Due to its delicate characteristics, gold can only be applied as an overglaze to truly display its beautiful color.