Takahashi Kiln Crane Pattern Sake Set (1 Tokkuri, 2 Cups)

This is a beautiful sake set from Takatori ware.
Although it is pottery, it is as thin and light as porcelain, and the indigo herons, which blend into the lustrous, fine, and delicate clay, make this an elegant masterpiece.

Size: Tokkuri (sake flask) / Height 12.5 x Circumference 4.5-6.5 cm, Sakazuki (sake cup) / Height 5.7 x Diameter 4 cm
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What is Takatori ware?
It is a type of pottery passed down in Toho Village, Asakura District, Fukuoka Prefecture, and is one of the oldest kilns in the prefecture with a long history of about 400 years.
It is primarily made for tea ceremony utensils, and its tea caddies are particularly famous. Takatori ware, despite being pottery, is thin and light like porcelain, characterized by its precise craftsmanship and fine, delicate clay. Furthermore, its most significant feature is the elegant colored glaze, blended with finely refined clay and glazes made from straw ash, wood ash, feldspar, and rust (iron oxide). In those days, Takatori ware was a valuable pottery that only served the feudal lord and was not available to the general public.