Vintage Japanese Late Showa Era Pottery Sake Cup Signed 2.25" Kaidandansu It too has three rings

It too has three rings

This multi-step process allows the pot to be placed on a heating element such as a small fire or electric hot plate to boil water for tea

This particular lacquer is red and carved with a deep flower petal pattern

The wood has a beautiful soft amber color and is similar in color and density to Yumu or Chinese elm

benevolent monk who carries a large cloth sack (from which he gets his name

Vintage Japanese Late Showa Era Pottery Sake Cup Signed 2.25" Kaidandansu It too has three ringsThis is a vintage Japanese late Showa Era (c. 1960's) sakazuki (sake cup). It has a beautiful red brown glaze over white. Done in the shape of a chawan tea bowl. Signed by the potter. Its size makes it the perfect sake cups for sipping your evening sake or a very elegant way to sip your evening cordial! Having been in storage for nearly a century, these sake cups remain in very fine condition. This cup measures 2 1 4" in diameter by 1 1 8" tall (5. 5