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Featured Products
Asemi Co.'s Shigaraki-yaki Cups combine timeless design with traditional crafts. Each piece is made carefully by hand using natural clay and glazes.
Asemi Co.'s Shigaraki-yaki cups come in two different finishes - "Scarlet" and "Blue".
Get to know more about Shigraki-yaki here and about our Shigaraki-yaki artisan here.
Large - approx. 230ml / roughly h10cm x w7cm
Small - approx. 100ml / roughly h6cm x w7cm
Due to these cups being handmade, sizes may differ slightly.
Shigaraki-yaki cups are NOT dishwasher and microwave safe.
Ōbori Soma-Yaki is an over 400-year-old pottery style from Fukushima, Japan, famous for its distinctive cracked glaze.
In 2011 the birthplace of Soma-Yaki got destroyed by a tsunami and our artisan has since moved to start anew, keeping this stunning and unique pottery style alive.
Large - approx. 230ml / roughly h10cm x w7cm
Small - approx. 100ml / roughly h6cm x w7cm
The cups are handcrafted and made only with 100% natural ingredients in the glaze.
Every Artisan cup is a one of a kind piece due to their handcrafted nature.
Large Plus takes slightly more liquid than our usual large cups.
Please read below carefully!
Asemi Co. Bizen-Yaki cups are a perfect & unique combination of timeless design and the oldest form of Japanese pottery.
Our cups are limited to a maximum of 50 Cups every 6 Months. Each cup receives a season stamp & batch number on the package.
Our Bizen-yaki cups are handcrafted by Kiko Ando. Each cup is unique, with its own distinct texture and pattern that is the result of the firing process. Asemi Co.'s commitment to traditional craftsmanship and attention to detail is evident in every cup. The limited edition nature of these cups makes them a rare and highly coveted item for collectors of Japanese ceramics. Only about 50 limited Bizen-yaki cups of each size can be produced per kiln firing.
The cups are all numbered and a selected variety can be seen in our online store and selected upon purchase. In case of overlapping orders, the first order will receive priority.
Feel free to contact us if you would like to purchase larger quantities or would like to see variations that are not displayed.
Every Artisan cup is a one of a kind piece due to their handcrafted nature.
The first of our Hasami Special Edition Line, which will contain limited batches of Hasami cups with experimental glazes.
Looking for something really special?
In this release, half of the cup was dipped into dark bronze shaded glaze, which changes appearance depending on the light. The bottom half of the cup is left unglazed, so you get even more of the amazingly smooth haptic of raw porcelain.