Negoro-hai 根来盃 sakazuki sake cup Japanese soup bowls Each part is sculpted from

Each part is sculpted from a solid wood

hollow dry lacquer) method

you will see the fine continuous wood grains beneath the clear and smooth surface

Since the cup to drink sake (Sakazuki or Gui-nomi) is traditionally small and delicate

Negoro-hai 根来盃 sakazuki sake cup Japanese soup bowls Each part is sculpted fromThis natural urushi lacquer Negoro hai () is a new recreation sake cup from the historical and formal type sakazuki () by Wajimaya Zen ni. The Japanese cherry birch, a very hard wooden core material, has enabled the thin, tight, and sharp, beautiful form of this large sized sakazuki sake cup. Pale wash vermilion color is a divine, bright vermilion color, and with the periphery in black creates a tight and formal appearance, which is the tradition of