NAKAMURA TOSHITO Kutani Ware Sake Cup - Sparrows with Camellia / 九谷焼 酒カップ n16.7.26 This distinct choice of background

This distinct choice of background imbues the artwork with warmth

As all parts of the piece are handmade in Japan

it adds a quiet sense of intention to your rituals

For mōhitsu saiji

audible before it's visible

NAKAMURA TOSHITO Kutani Ware Sake Cup - Sparrows with Camellia / 九谷焼 酒カップ n16.7.26 This distinct choice of backgroundThe camellia blooms softly on this cupdelicate pink against whitewhile the two sparrows seem drawn to its presence, as if spring has just arrived in their world. Each cup carries its own hand painted variation, so the flowers and birds shift slightly from piece to piece, a reminder that nothing handmade is ever quite the same twice. It's the kind of cup that makes you slow down with your drink. (Fukura Suzumezu), meaning "Plump Sparrows Illustration",