Yamanaka Lacquerware Wooden Mug, Keyaki Wood, Gold Red, Wooden Box, SX-0599

This wooden cup is made from beautifully grained Japanese zelkova, thinly turned on a lathe and decorated with lacquer. The wood grain is accentuated with real gold, creating a luxurious finish. It can be used for both hot and cold drinks. [Characteristics of Yamanaka Wooden Lacquerware] - Yamanaka excels in lathe turning, a technique in which a plain piece of wood is rotated with a special blade called a plane to carve out a shape. They specialize in the production of round objects such as bowls, individual plates, and tea trays. In particular, 80 to 90 percent of the wood used for tea ceremony utensils, such as tea caddies, is milled in Yamanaka. - Yamanaka's distinctive sujihiki technique involves creating a pattern on the wood with a plane, creating a unique design. There are approximately 50 variations, including itome, rokuro, biri, hiramizuji, inaho, and tsuka. Yamanaka lacquerware, blessed with an abundance of wood materials such as keyaki (keyaki), cherry, and oak, is used to create a variety of vessels, large and small, through a variety of processes, from priming to lacquering to maki-e (lacquering), depending on the intended use. Naturally, most of the production process is handmade, so it can take more than a year from drying the wood to completion.

Size: Approx. 8.5 x 9.4 cm Material: Natural wood (lacquered) Country of Origin: Japan Volume: Approx. 320 ml Box: Wooden box