Kinrande Sakura Guinomi Sake Cup Matcha Bowl featuring the five traditional colors

featuring the five traditional colors of Kutani ware: red

a hallmark of the iidaya and akae styles

The design is further accented with black and gold details

for entertaining guests

it is a perfect bowl for serving rice

Kinrande Sakura Guinomi Sake Cup Matcha Bowl featuring the five traditional colorsThis beautiful sake cup is decorated with Sakura pattern, handcrafted by an artisan of Kutani ware, Mr. Yoshinori Fukuda, who specializes in golden decoration known as "Kinrande"(literally "gold brocade"). Sakura is painted with delicate brush strokes, and gold is applied in a thick painting which gives it a beautiful accent. The inner rim is also decorated with delicate gold patterns, and the painted cherry blossom on the bottom looks as if they have