Genkawa-yaki thin sake cup

"Genkawa ware" and "Wagyu kiln" Beautiful "Genkawa-yaki" Known as "Ninsei of Kyushu" Founded in 1691 in Yagami Village (now Genkawa-cho, Nagasaki City) Using Genkawa brushstrokes to express the space of "sea" and "grassland" Genkawa ware disappeared about half a century ago. The dreamy pottery Study the techniques of the previous Woniu Kiln The thirteenth generation of Woniu inherited the previous generation Day and night research to reproduce the Genkawa ware Woniu Kiln has also become the only kiln in the country that protects the tradition of "Genkawa ware". --------------------------------------------- Genchuan ware Woniu kiln The Thirteenth Generation of Hengshi Stone Cow Born on February 8, 1915 In 1930, at the age of 14, he learned the windlass from his predecessor Muneun. In the thirty-sixth year of the Showa era, after generations passed away, they were named the Thirteenth Generation Selected for the Japanese Traditional Crafts Exhibition in 1957, and has been selected for 11 consecutive times. Currently a full member Designated as an intangible cultural property of Nagasaki Prefecture in 1949 Nagasaki Prefecture Education Contribution Award in 2018 Received the Nagasaki Citizen Award (Education and Culture Division) in the 5th year of the Heisei Era "Regional Cultural Contributor" in 1998 Heisei 8 "Excellent Skilled Person" In 1918, he was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Fifth Class --------------------------------------------- SIZE: Diameter 5cm X Height 7cm *Handmade and fired, glaze colors and sizes may vary slightly