Condition:Brand New. Specifics:・Size: Sake glass: max. 6.6 cm (diameter: 6.6 cm) x height: 5.4 cm, mouthpiece: max. 9.1 cm (diameter: 8.1 cm) x height: 9 cm・Weight: sake glass: approx. 100g, mouthpiece: approx. 191g・Filling capacity: Sake glass: approx. 100ml, mouthpiece: approx. 280ml・Material: Soda glass・Country of o...Read more
Description
Condition:
Brand New.
Specifics:
・Size: Sake glass: max. 6.6 cm (diameter: 6.6 cm) x height: 5.4 cm, mouthpiece: max. 9.1 cm (diameter: 8.1 cm) x height: 9 cm
・Weight: sake glass: approx. 100g, mouthpiece: approx. 191g
・Filling capacity: Sake glass: approx. 100ml, mouthpiece: approx. 280ml
・Material: Soda glass
・Country of origin: Japan
・Contents: Sake glass: 1 each for Fujin and Raijin, 1 for Kataguchi
Box: Wooden box with gold leaf stamped on top
This set includes a pair of glasses and a katakuchi (a mouthful of water) each depicting the famous folding screen paintings of the "Wind God" and the "Thunder God"
The glasses have a stylish design in which two glasses, one for the Wind God and the other for the Raijin, form a single picture.
The katakuchi has both the "Wind God" and the "Thunder God" painted on it.
The mouths of both the sake cups and the glasses are made of gold.
The cosmetic box is a special wooden box. The lid is stamped with gold leaf and the "Wind God and Thunder God" is painted on the lid.
A solemn and courageous world of Japanese harmony for a relaxing moment.
It comes in a luxurious wooden box with the "Wind God and Thunder God" stamped in gold foil. Also good as a gift.
Wind God and Thunder God: The National Treasure "Fujin" "Raijin" (owned by Kenninji Temple) is said to have been painted by Tawaraya Sotatsu, a painter in the early Edo period. About 70 years later, Korin Ogata copied it, and about 100 years later, Hoitsu Sakai copied it, establishing the "Rimpa school" of art. It is said to be one of the most representative works of the Rimpa school.