Mori Ginki Pure Silver Gyokuhai Sake Cup "Tsukimi-Fuji – Moon"

A hand-raised pure silver sake cup from Mori Ginki that evokes the shaded moon and a snow-capped Mount Fuji, with a rabbit worked into its hammered surface.

Mori Ginki was founded in 1927 by Mori Zennosuke, who trained under the Ginza master Tajima Katsuyuki before setting up as a tankin (raising) smith in Shitaya, Tokyo. In the gyokuhai series, hammer marks are deliberately left on the inside of the bowl: when sake is poured, a round "jewel" (gyoku) of light appears in the centre, ringed by a shimmering halo. On this "Moon" cup a rabbit is picked out in ganseki (rock) hammering on the outside. Tokyo Ginki was designated a national traditional craft in 1979.

Details

• Maker: Mori Ginki (森銀器製作所), Tokyo
• Model: Gyokuhai "Tsukimi-Fuji", Tsuki (Moon) version
• Material: pure silver, hand-raised and hammered
• Size: diameter 50 mm × height 35 mm
• Box: maker's box, 100 × 90 × 100 mm
• Condition: new

Watch: Mori Ginki silversmiths at work

A film on Mori Ginki's silver tea set "Mori no Chakai", from the official channel of Tokyo silversmiths Mori Ginki. (Not this specific piece.)

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