Nice green tea cup from Agano ware (Agano Yaki).
W 6.8 -6.9 cm x H 7.1 - 7.3cm / 100 - 125g
Holds about 160ml
Perfect condition ★★★★★
New old stock.
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.