Madder Red Nishiki Guinomi Sake Cup Children waves beneath the ship

waves beneath the ship

Inspired by komorebi—the poetic Japanese term for sunlight filtering light through tree leaves—each pair is crafted with graceful brushwork and finished with a matte texture

featuring delicate stylized camellia flowers in white and red

This is a Hasami ware rice bowl made by Kousai Kiln

written by Murasaki Shikibu (973–1014 or 1025 CE)

Madder Red Nishiki Guinomi Sake Cup Children waves beneath the shipAs vibrant and unique as the nishikigoi carp that inspired its design, this guinomi sake cup has a rare tricolor of copper, red, and blue. Nishikigoi is a type of ornamental carp originating in the city of Ojiya, not too far away from Mt Yahiko, Niigata Prefecture, where Seigados workshop is located. Regarded as "living works of art," koi have long been treasured in Japan as symbols of good luck and positive omens. This work by Seigado is created