Animals and Florals Guinomi Sake Cup

These guinomi sake cups offer a charming way to express personal style, reflect the season, or bring a festive note to the table. Adorned with animal and floral motifs in an array of vibrant colors, each design carries its own auspicious meaning. Available in eight distinctive variations, from swimming goldfish to a soaring gold dragon, playful rabbit, and graceful dove, each piece is accented with vivid touches of gold.

The rounded shape fits naturally in the hand, adding to the cup’s comfortable feel. Pair it with other pieces in the same design for a coordinated table setting. These cups also make thoughtful gifts for weddings, anniversaries, and other celebratory occasions.

Bizan Kiln

Founded in the late Meiji era, Bizan Kiln is devoted to bringing the vivid colors and enduring appeal of Kutani ware into the present day. Every piece is meticulously hand-painted by skilled artisans, whose careful work gives each vessel subtle variations and a character of its own.

Carefully layered pigments create rich surfaces with gentle depth. From designs inspired by masters such as Hokusai to charming animal and floral motifs, the kiln’s creations reveal a wide range of expression, with vibrant color and assured brushwork bringing each motif vividly to life.

Kutani ware is a traditional Japanese porcelain from the Kaga region in Ishikawa Prefecture, with a history spanning over 350 years. Known for its vibrant overglaze enamel designs and use of five signature colors, known as Kutani gosai—navy blue, red, purple, green, and yellow pigments. This timeless craft has continuously evolved through generations of artisans who balance innovation with a deep respect for tradition. 

Kutani ware exhibits a diverse range of distinctive styles, shaped by evolving artistic tastes over the centuries. Styles such as ko-Kutani, with its bold colors, geometric patterns, and painterly detail, and akae-saibyo, marked by ultra-fine red lines. Many pieces feature traditional Japanese motifs, such as kacho (flowers and birds) and sansui (landscapes), offering a timeless glimpse into the beauty of nature and the seasons.