Nabeshima Sake Cups

Ceramics

Craft Company: Hataman Touen

ORIGIN: Imari, Saga Prefecture
SIZE: Φ50 x H53 mm
MATERIAL: Porcelain stone

A graceful beauty of Nabeshima

Morning glories, rhododendrons, cotton roses, peaches, and tachibana (a citrus fruit native to Japan) – five designs long beloved as symbols of beauty and good fortune – are depicted together with a traditional kushi-me (comb) pattern to present a graceful beauty. The intrinsic beauty of Nabeshima is brought to life by the exquisite brushwork of the craftsmen.

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Kushime Kodai
- Technique
Decoration of the kodai, the foot of the ceramic, with a kushi-me (comb pattern) in blue and white, a motif traditionally seen in Nabeshima works.
Iro Nabeshima (Colored Nabeshima)
- Generic term
A type of Nabeshima ware characterized by elegant and subdued colors, with delicate patterns painted in indigo blue that are overglazed with red, yellow, and green designs.
Nabeshima ware
- Generic term
A generic term for the high-quality porcelain produced in kilns operated by the Nabeshima clan between the 17th and 19th centuries. At that time it was manufactured as gifts for the shogun and feudal lords because of its outstanding quality and artistry. Its distinctive original style, which has been carried on to this day, is known simply as Nabeshima style, and includes “Iro Nabeshima” (colored Nabeshima), “Nabeshima sometsuke” (blue-and-white Nabeshima), “Ai Nabeshima” (Indigo Nabeshima), and “Nabeshima celadon.”

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