Vintage tea cup from Agano ware.
The contrast between the soft green and white is beautifully subtle.
Slightly smaller than regular Japanese tea cup.
* 5 in stock
* Price is for 1
W 7.2 cm x H 5.2 cm / 95 - 100g
Holds about 80ml
Good condition ★★★☆☆
No chips, No cracks.
Agano ware is a pottery ware made in Fukuchi, Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture.
It was originally associated with and made for the tea ceremony during the Edo period.
Agano-Yaki was selected as one of Enshu 7 kilns, where Kobori Enshu, the noble Japanese Sado artist picked his seven favorite kilns. It is a highly respected pottery producing tea ceremony items in Japan.