Bizen Sake Cup

This is a new Bizen sake cup by Makoto Nakamura, the eldest son of the renowned Bizen sake ware master Rokuro Nakamura, and a celebrated craftsman of sake and tableware. It is a flat-style cup highly regarded among sake enthusiasts for making sake taste delicious. The rim, neither too thin nor too thick, curves slightly inward, and combined with its undulating form, it fits comfortably against the lips while also preventing spills, a practical benefit of its flat design. The piece is well-fired overall, with a subtle scarlet hue on the front and a firm, dense finish. Ash-covered kiln transformations flow into the interior like volcanic magma, creating an effect where the sake poured within appears as vast as the sea. Signed wooden box (shiho-san)
Diameter 8.7cm x Diameter 8.0cm x Height 3.4cm Born as the eldest son of Rokuro Nakamura, Makoto Nakamura began learning the fundamentals and honing his skills under his father in 1971. Additionally, to study the firing techniques of Living National Treasure Toyo Kaneshige, he spent ten years assisting and receiving guidance from Michiaki Kaneshige at his kiln. He became independent in 1975. He focuses on tea ceremony ceramics and tableware, while also creating flower vases, sake bottles, and sake cups. He actively holds solo exhibitions across Japan, including in Tokyo, Okayama, and Nagoya.