Kinrande Sakura Guinomi Sake Cup Matcha Bowl The unique Japanese yunomi teacup

The unique Japanese yunomi teacup features Hokusai's famous The Great Wave beautifully painted on it

a hallmark of the iidaya and akae styles

brings out the beauty of hand painting with Japanese coloring paint

A fine pattern is drawn on the foot

featuring the five traditional colors of Kutani ware: red

Kinrande Sakura Guinomi Sake Cup Matcha Bowl The unique Japanese yunomi teacupThis 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