Shikisai Paired Cups

JP¥ 3,000 (US$ 23.93)

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This is a "Rin crossing certified product".

The manufacturer was established 40 years and their work is based around the concept of using Hagi ware in everyday life.
These items can be used to enjoy meal times and hopefully you can become familiar to the existence of Hagi ware. Carefully made Hagi ware that can be used as everyday tableware.
In order to make Hagi ware more popular, the manufacturer developed the Shikisai series items while striving to create new items with designs that suit modern life and modern sensibilities. Each piece of useful simply-shaped tableware is hand-colored one by one by a craftsman. Please enjoy the fusion of traditional techniques and modern designs in the Shikisai items.

2 gentle colors are mixed to create its novel color, and the colors are blended using a traditional technique called Kakewake.
Making full use of one original color, another color is added to create the novel color.
Its gentle change of color reminds you of the change of 4 seasons. The color is made wishing that you have rich and colorful moments in your life.

A pair of cups colored in pink & beige or pink & purple.
The former combination features springlike tender coloring of pale pink and gentle beige.
The latter features sweet pink and sophisticated purple and exudes a refined aura.

[Shikisai]
Different colors are mixed to make a new color as if different people meet and their relationship changes with the changing 4 seasons.
[Logo of Shikisai]
Like every Hagi ware has a characteristic cutout design on its base, the manufacturer puts the logo of Shikisai on each item. By doing so, they are trying to praise the attitude of paying respect to someone superior and the beauty of being considerate to others.
Use the ware as if you’re nurturing it.
As you use it, its color changes delicately showing how closely you have treasured the item.
Hagi ware has been treasured for a long time by people engaged in tea ceremony. As time passes, tea will permeate into the minute cracks on the glazing, and changes its color. It shows you the pleasure and importance of treasuring something for a long time.

●Materials: ceramic
●Made in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture
●Brand Name: SHUTOUEN Shikisai
●Diameter 8.5 x Height 10.0cm (280ml) x 2
●Wooden Box: 19.5 x 13.5 x Height 9.7cm
●Weight (Item only)[g]: 400
●Weight (including packaging materials)[g]: 600
●Handling Instructions:
[Simple handling instructions for you to use your Hagi ware for many years to come]
Be sure to read this before using.
1. When using for the first time, soak all night in water. This will remove the dust and smell from the packing materials.
2. Hagi ware has no glaze applied to the base and so the sand-containing ceramic here is rough and may damage your table top.
It is recommended that you use a mat underneath or, should the roughness of the base cause you concern when touched, smoothen it with a file or sandpaper.
3. In Hagi ware, the gaps between clay particles are not closed. Due to this, it may leak. This will stop naturally when using thanks to tea stain penetration.
The manufacturer's products have been anti-leak processed. However, in the unfortunate event that leakage continue, let product dry thoroughly and then put in omoyu thin rice gruel or funori glue. Leave for 6 hours and this will stop the leaking.
4. When you put strong food/drinks such as acidic, oily or alcoholic items into this tableware, they will penetrate inside and can cause stains, odors and stickiness. Therefore, do not leave food/drink items such as these inside for a long time.
Before use, by soaking in water and allowing it to absorb plenty of moisture, it will not absorb food juices and oils so easily. Please also be careful not to leave it for a long time after eating, and sink it in hot water, etc.
5. Put away tableware after it has completely dried. If moisture is left on it, it may cause mold. Hagi ware is especially absorbent, so be sure that it has dried properly before storing it.
●Other:
*Shikisai Series items are delivered in a wooden box that has a logo mark.
*Due to the characteristics of Hagiyaki, the item color, pattern, shape, etc., may differ slightly.
*All its items from the manufacturer are processed with water-repellent finishing so you can casually use Hagi ware utensils everyday for a long time. The finish delays permeation through glaze cracking, so you can enjoy change of color over a longer period.
*Hagi ware has minute cracks on its glazing. The cracks make the characteristic soft luster and texture of the ware.
As you use it for a long time, tea and alcohol permeates through the cracks and change the color of the ware. This change is highly valued among tea ceremony experts.
However, if you serve strongly colored liquid such as tea and coffee in a new Hagi ware item, the color may permeate from the crack resulting in stain, black spot, etc. Please be fully careful when handling Hagi ware items.
*Should there be no stock, manufacture will take place after order placement. Delivery may be delayed depending on the item. Please contact customer service regarding the delivery date.

Item No. W07659