★ Shinano Ware from Nagano - NOS - Vintage Japanese Sake Cup - SHINANO YAKI SAKAZUKI ★
Shinano Town is located in the northern part of Nagano Prefecture. Surrounded by five mountains known as Mt. Kurohime, Mt. Myoko, Mt Madarao, Mt. Iizuna and Mt. Togakushi. Town also has valuable cultural heritage such as the fossil of the Naumann elephant, the haiku poet Kobayashi Issa and the 450-year long traditional Shinshu cutlery.
Shinano River is the longest river in Japan. It originates in Kobushingatake and flows through Nagano and Niigata prefectures to the Sea of Japan. It is called the Chikuma River in Nagano Prefecture and the Shinano River in Niigata Prefecture.
SHINANO YAKI Japanese Sake Cup Striped Speckled Sakazuki Glazed Guinomi
★ SHOWA RETRO - 1950s ★
★ DIMENSIONS : H 4.3 cm x D 4.5 cm ★
★ MATERIAL : PORCELAIN - GLAZE ★
★ ORIGIN : SHINANO, NAGANO PREFECTURE ★
★ BROWN - BLUE - GRAY ★
★ NEW OLD STOCK ★
★ MADE IN JAPAN ★