Japanese Kutani Imari Porcelain Sake Cup Vtg Tsubomi Ochoko Mountain Temple G344 kiseru Tsurushi-Toro is a lantern that

Tsurushi-Toro is a lantern that hangs from the ceiling of a Buddhist altar

the rice bowl came to be called a chawan

10 cm long x 9 cm wide x 2

The kanji text on the board is a short statement discussing the Seven Lucky Gods and how a rat saved the god Daikokuten's life and since that point

Japanese Kutani Imari Porcelain Sake Cup Vtg Tsubomi Ochoko Mountain Temple G344 kiseru Tsurushi-Toro is a lantern thatVintage Japanese Porcelain Sake Cup This is a vintage Japanese Kutani porcelain sake cup. This particular type of cup is called tsubomi or "bud type" due to its resemblance to a flower bud. In terms of size, it is also called ochoko. This beautiful imari sake cup is fully decorated with precise gold linework on a red inner rim. The entire design features a temple set behind a mountain. The outside edge is a simplistic sometsuke blue and white design