Satsuma Vidro Kogei Satsuma Kiriko Sakazuki "Koshiki", Paulownia Box

A cut-glass sake cup in Satsuma Vidro Kogei's Koshiki colour, which recreates the tint of old clear glass.

Satsuma kiriko began under the Shimadzu domain of Kagoshima in the late Edo period and was revived in the 1980s after more than a century's gap. Satsuma Vidro Kogei, based in Satsuma-cho, Kagoshima, is one of the workshops that keep it alive. Its Koshiki (old-style) series reproduces the soft, slightly warm tone of antique transparent glass: plainer than the famous red and indigo casings, but quietly refined, and one of the maker's most popular colours. The cup is presented in a paulownia box. Being handmade, size and capacity vary slightly from piece to piece.

Details

• Maker: Satsuma Vidro Kogei (薩摩びーどろ工芸), Kagoshima
• Title: Koshiki-hai (古式盃)
• Material: crystal glass
• Size: approx. 7.4 cm diameter × 5 cm high; approx. 60 ml
• Box: paulownia box (桐箱入り)
• Condition: new

Watch: inside the Satsuma Vidro Kogei workshop

A studio introduction showing Satsuma kiriko being made at Satsuma Vidro Kogei, from the workshop's official channel. (Not this specific piece.)

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