Somenishiki two-sided wooden sash with bird and flower motif [Small wine cup]

Size: Diameter 4cm x Height 9cm

Arita ware is the first porcelain to be created in Japan. It is characterized by its white porcelain base and a variety of paintings, including emotional blue and white porcelain and beautiful colored paintings. In the 17th century, pottery produced in Arita was exported to Europe from the port of Imari by the Dutch East India Company. Arita ware, which attracted royalty and aristocrats under the name "Imari," eventually became an object of admiration and had a major impact on Western porcelain culture. The patterns of that time are known as the Old Imari style, and are still highly popular with enthusiasts around the world.

The "Ko-Imari Wine Collection" wine cups, in the Kinrande style with vibrant colored paintings and gold leaf, won the Grand Prix and the Gold Award in the Luxury Japan category at the "Attractive Japanese Souvenir Contest 2010" sponsored by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Japan Tourism Agency.