{"product_id":"kutani-porcelain-shunga-sake-cups-graduated-trio-gold-interiors","title":"Kutani Porcelain Shunga Sake Cups, Graduated Trio with Gold Interiors and Painted Grass Sprays, Boxed","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA graduated trio of Kutani sake cups, plain and serene from the outside, each holding a gilded pool painted with a pair of lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-note\"\u003eThis piece belongs to the private room of the house and is shown to adults only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSake cups painted with shunga were made to be passed round at private gatherings, where the scene appeared only once the cup was raised and emptied. These three are graduated, so they nest one within another.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach interior is gilded and painted in overglaze enamels with a couple in the manner of ukiyo-e, a man with a shaved crown and topknot and a woman with her hair dressed high, wrapped in robes of slate blue, coral, celadon and lilac picked out in gold and raised white dots. The exteriors are left white and brushed with sprays of dark green grasses touched with red, and each base carries a red Kutani mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cups come with a wooden storage box. In the photographs a small digital mosaic covers the most intimate details; it was added for discretion only, and the cups themselves are painted in full.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kutani porcelain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three sakazuki (sake cups), graduated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Overglaze enamels (iroe) with gold (kinsai)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarks:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red Kutani mark on each base\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge cup:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 8 cm (3.1 in) in diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium cup:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 7.2 cm (2.8 in) in diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall cup:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeights:\u003c\/strong\u003e Being confirmed against our archive records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBox:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wooden storage box included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 0.2 cm (0.1 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight soiling and rubbing from age and handling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnamels and gold remain bright on all three interiors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eC (good)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/de\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffered as Kutani porcelain on the evidence of the red mark on each base; the cups are undated and are described from photographs. Wash by hand and never use abrasives on the gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach cup is wrapped separately, boxed and cushioned, then shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/de\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. 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