Vintage Japanese sake cup shot glass set

Description

View Vintage Japanese sake cup shot glass set with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Generally, it is a vessel for drinking sake, but in Japanese cooking, it is also used as a container for small bowls of food such as side dishes. It can be used as a shot glass, as room interior decoration, or for various other purposes. This is a set of 14 boar cups of various designs and 4 decorative stands in the style of staircase chests. What is an Inokuchi? Generally, it is a vessel for drinking sake, but in Japanese cooking, it is also used as a container for small bowls of food such as side dishes. It can be used as a shot glass, as room interior decoration, or for various other purposes. The stand is designed in the style of a staircase tansu. What is a staircase tansu? It appeared in narrow town houses in the early Edo period and was called a box staircase. Also, since it served as a safe at that time, some of them have an interesting "karakuri mechanism" built in, where the drawers can only be opened by people who know what they are doing. Originally, chests were built in to make effective use of the space under the stairs, but they later evolved into chests and drawers as stand-alone items. Because they are antiques, they may have scratches and stains, but at the same time, you can feel the atmosphere of time and history. Item [14 boars, 4 decorative stands] Size Staircase chest : W15.5 D7 H19.5cm   (W6.1 D2.7 H7.6in) Boar's mouth : W4.5~5.5 D4.5~5.5 H4~5cm ( W1.7~2.1 D1.7~2.1 H1.5~1.9in) Condition: Antique. Category: Antiques › Asian Antiques › Japan › Other Japanese Antiques.

Primary Material

Porcelain & Pottery

Color

Multi-Color

Original/Reproduction

Vintage Original

Region of Origin

Japan

Age

Unknown