Fuji Mountain Sake Cup
Style: Fuji Mountain Sake Cup$162.15
This Fuji sake cup is made by Nousaku in Takaoka, Toyama, from 100% pure tin. Mt. Fuji is cast into the shape of the cup, a small Mt. Fuji sits on the inside, and the inside is covered with Kanazawa gold leaf.
Tin is soft, silver in colour and a good conductor of heat, so a minute or two in the fridge chills the cup for cold sake, and it works just as well for warm sake. 60 ml, 74 mm wide, 37 mm high.
Like all our pieces, it reflects the wabi-sabi philosophy: finding beauty in natural asymmetry, texture and the marks of a handmade process.
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- 30-day returnsUnused, in original packaging
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Specifications
Dimensions
Ø 7.4 cm
Weight
0.14kg
Material
Tin
Height
3.7cm
Tradition
Takaoka (高岡)
About Takaoka ware 高岡
Toyama
A town that has cast metal since 1609. Its copperware is a designated traditional craft of Japan, and today it also gives us tableware in pure tin.
Where our pieces come from
Product maintenance
Fuji Mountain Sake Cup
Made by
Nousaku
能作
Takaoka, in Toyama, has cast metal since 1609, and its copperware is a designated traditional craft of Japan. Nousaku began there in 1916, casting brass and bronze Buddhist objects, tea utensils and vases.
In 2003 the fourth generation, Katsuji Nousaku, developed tableware from 100% pure tin, a soft metal that can be bent by hand and keeps its silver colour. Each piece is cast in a mold, smoothed on a lathe and finished by hand. The factory, opened in 2017, welcomes visitors.
- 1916Founded in Takaoka
- 100%Pure tin tableware
- 1609Takaoka casting begins
About this piece
- Material
- 100% pure tin, finished by hand
- Size
- 74 mm wide, 37 mm high
- Capacity
- 60 ml
- Inside
- Kanazawa gold leaf and a small Mt. Fuji
- Shape
- Wide mouth, narrow base
- Tip
- Chill in the fridge for a minute or two for cold sake
How a Nousaku piece is made
1A metal frame is set on a wooden pattern of the piece.
2Sand is packed into the frame.
3The pattern is lifted out, leaving a hollow in its shape.
4Molten metal is poured into the hollow.
5Once it has set, the casting is taken out.
6The surface is smoothed on a lathe and finished by hand.
Photographs courtesy of Nousaku.
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Where this piece comes from
Takaoka ware
高岡
Toyama
Fuji Mountain Sake Cup belongs to the Takaoka tradition of Toyama, shipped to you from our studio in Tokyo.
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The fire of stone
石の火
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