{"product_id":"kutani-shunga-sake-set-two-tokkuri-five-cups-gilt-enamel","title":"Kutani Shunga Sake Set, Two Tokkuri and Five Cups with Gilt Enamel Scenes, Wooden Box","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA Kutani sake set of seven pieces, two tokkuri flasks and five cups, each painted in gilt overglaze enamels with its own scene of lovers and kept in its wooden box.\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\u003eErotic ceramics, higa, were made for the private banquet. This set is painted in the kinsai iroe manner of Kutani, overglaze enamels heightened with gold, and in the e-gawari style, in which every piece carries a different picture. The flasks open with demure beauties seated beside gilt screens, writing boxes and baskets of brushes; turned in the hand, they show couples behind screens of cranes over waves and beneath paper lanterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe five cups continue the album. Lovers in gilt-flecked robes embrace before screens and hanging garments, drawn in fine iron red and black line, while inside each cup sits only a modest spray of gilt flowers, so the scenes reveal themselves as the cup is raised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSet:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two tokkuri (sake flasks) and five sake cups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kutani porcelain, as named on the box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDecoration:\u003c\/strong\u003e Overglaze enamels and gilding (kinsai iroe), each piece a different scene\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTokkuri height:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 12.5 cm (4.9 in), read from the scale photograph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCup diameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 5.5 cm (2.2 in), read from the scale photograph\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarks:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bases unmarked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBox:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wooden storage box with lid, inscribed in ink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight scuffs from storage, chiefly to the gilding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo chips or cracks are reported; no notable damage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWooden box with some age wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eB (very good)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/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 a vintage Kutani enamelled sake set; the painter and date are not recorded. Wash by hand only in lukewarm water and never rub the gilding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach piece is wrapped separately, cushioned in its wooden box and double-boxed as fragile, 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=\"\/fr\/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. Further pieces of the kind are kept in \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/shunga-hidden-arts\"\u003eShunga and Hidden Arts\u003c\/a\u003e and in our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/premium-japanese-kutani-yaki-ware-decorative-arts\"\u003eKutani ware collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoping to add a matching tray or a larger set of higa cups? 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