Guinomi Sake Cup

Metalwork

Craft Company: Yotsukawa Seisakusho

ORIGIN: Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture
RELEASE: 2014
SIZE: φ60mm×H50mm (75ml)
MATERIAL: Wood, Brass

A harmonious pairing

Picking up the cup, you will at once feel its comfort to the touch and its stability. A pleasant encounter of holding the thin wood that was turned on a lathe and the weightiness of brass. Along with its harmonious and innovative design, the cup fascinates with its solid presence.

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Takaoka copperware
- Generic term
Generic name of copperware made in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture. Takaoka is renown as the largest production area of copperware in Japan, accounting for over 90% of domestic production.
Chukin (Metal casting)
- Generic term
- Technique
A technique to make metalworks by pouring molten metal into a mold, or igata in Japanese and extracting it after it is cooled. The technique makes it possible to form metal freely, which otherwise is a difficult material to process. A product made by this casting method is called imono. This method also allows for mass production. Once the mold of a prototype is made it is then possible to make multiples of the product.

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