Japan heritage, Urushi lacquer dishes and ornaments.
ZOHIKO Dishes and Ornaments

The highest quality urushi lacquer dishes and ornaments are selected on our shop.

Link to ZOHIKO Home Page. 

All the items here under are hand made by ZOHIKO, famous venerable brand in urushi lacquer products in Japan.
ZOHIKO keeps providing with the highest quality artistic urushi lacquer products, established in 1661, about 350 years ago in early Edo era.

Art Craft Japan is the only online shop providing with ZOHIKO products to overseas customers and shipping them to all over the world.

Urushi lacquer products here under are made from natural wood and sap of urushi tree, are handcrafted by over coating shaped wood with urushi lacquer or by using gold makie crafting technique, and have characteristics of warm moist skin tough and increased deeper glossy color with longer usage.

The services depicting your name, family crest,  special message on urushi lacquer products are very appreciated by  customers who use products for their use and also for their gifts.

 If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. 

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Jewel Box with Grapes

Jewel Box with Grapes

The upper case of the jewel box has tasteful design of grapes drawn with makie crafting technique and with mother of pearls.
The box has protective indigo velevet pad inside.
All made with natural materials.

15.0 x 15.0 x 11.5cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case. 

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Jewel Box with Phoenix

Jewel Box with Phoenix

Phoenix is gracefully depicted with gold makie on the surface of jewel box that is very smoothly coated by black urushi lacquer.  The warm urushi lacquer surface to touch always gives us comfort, despite gold and lustrous black give us chic feeling.

15.0 x 23.0 x 8.0cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case. 
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Jewel Box with Lily

Jewel Box with Lily

Lilies are hand painted with various colors of urushi lacquer over black urushi lacquer coated on the jewel box. The box has protective indigo violet velvet pad inside.  How about decorate your favorite spot with the beautiful jewel box with lilies.

16.0 x 22.0 x 7.0cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case. 
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Jewel Box with Butterflies

Jewel Box with Butterflies

Beautiful butterflies are depicted with makie crafting technique on the jewel box. If you are interested with makie, please see “Beauty of makie“ on our web page. Please enjoy warm touch of urushi lacquer coated on the jewel box.

15.0 x 23.3 x 8.0cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
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Personal Small Box with Flowers on Rafts

Personal Small Box with Flowers on Rafts

Personal box has Japanese unique design with cheery blossoms on the rafts.  The cherry blossoms are delicately depicted with gold makie and mother of pearls. Please enjoy Japanese design and warm urushi lacquer surface to touch.

10.0 x 13.5 x 5.0cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
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Personal Tray with Gold Young Pines

Personal Tray with Gold Young Pines
Patterns of young pine tree are depicted on the gold leaf. This is good for keeping in trinkets and personal items and has been popular since early times here in Japan.
We can depict your name, family crest and special message based on your request.
28.5 x 21.0 x 4.0cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Paper Carton
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Personal Tray with Pine Arabesque

Personal Tray with Pine Arabesque

Personal tray with beautiful pine arabesque patterns is good for keeping your personal items and accessories. This is one of the best gift selections. Please select your favorite tray size that will fit your desk and shelf.

L: 32.0 x 22.5 x 2.0cm,  M: 26.0 x 18.0 x 2.0cm,  S: 21.0 x 14.5 x 2.0cm
Urushi lacquer, Wood / Paper Carton

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Large Sake Cup with Treasure Ship

Large Sake Cup with Treasure Ship

This is a beautiful large sake cup with 30 cm in diameter for ornamental use. Of course, you can taste sake with the gorgeous cup. Treasure ship is depicted with gold makie on smoothly finished red urushi lacquer surface. 

φ30.0 x 12.5cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
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Large Sake Cup with Pair of Cranes

Large Sake Cup with Pair of Cranes

The pair of cranes indicating good couple enjoying long life is depicted with gold makie technique on large sake cup that is 23.5cm in diameter. The urushi lacquer surface of the cup is scoured up very smoothly.

φ23.5 x 10.0cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
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Vase with Genji Wheels

Vase with Genji Wheels

This is the vase peculiar to Japan that has glossy deep black surface coated by urushi lacquer. Waves and Genji wheels are depicted by gold makie technique. Genji reminds us tales of Genji (Genji monogatari) a thousand years ago written by Shikibu Murasaki.

φ 21.0 x 21.5cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
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Octagonal Vase with Long Tailed Rooster

Octagonal Vase with Long Tailed Rooster

Long tailed rooster is designated as a protected species and brings luck as it is often said in Japan.
Gold makie crafting technique is used for depicting long tailed rooster sitting on the plum tree with blossoms.

9.0 x 9.0 x 27.5cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
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Negoro Gold Bag Vase

Negoro Gold Bag Vase
Negoro is an urushi lacquer coating technique established in Negoro area in Wakayama prefecture around 700 years ago. The vase has beautiful red urushi surface and slender waisted steady gold bag shape.
φ 18.0 x 23.0cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
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Negoro Multi Purpose Large Bowl

Negoro Multi Purpose Large Bowl

This is a large bowl with 29 cm in diameter and is good for serving sweet cakes, sushi and western foods  You can also used this bowl as a vase and welcome your guest with a beautiful arrangement of flowers.

φ 29.0 x 9.0cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case

Care about urushi lacquer tableware. (no dishwasher, no microwave oven, no scrub brush, no metallic sponge, more details...
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Gold Leaf Show Plate with Phoenix

Gold Leaf Show Plate with Phoenix

This is an ornamental plate with phoenix depicted on gold leaf. The phoenix stands out against black urushi lacquer fringe. You can display the gold leaf show plate in your home, office or shop, and create gorgeous atmosphere in your space.

φ 27.0 x 2.5cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
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Personal Box with Korin Waves

Personal Box with Korin Waves

Shape of personal box derives from Japanese artistic approach called Rimpa that Korin Ogata familiarized 300 years ago. The waves are also dynamically depicted in Rimpa style with gold makie. We can depict your name, family crest and special messages based on your request.

31.5 x 24..0 x 7.5cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
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Hagoita Battledore with Lovebirds

Hagoita Battledore with Lovebirds

This hagoita is for ornamental purpose, not for playing, and is an auspicious symbol. The lovebirds are also symbol for good couple. You can feel the touch of Japanese drawing of this traditional show hagoita.

40.5 x 20.5 x 1.8 cm

Stand 19.0 x 25.5 x 3.2 cm  / Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case

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Hagoita Battledore with Willow Knot

Hagoita Battledore with Willow Knot

This is an ornamental hagoita and not for playing. You can display the hagoita at your favorite spot. However you can use this hagoita as a gorgeous food plate and food tray.  Sushi, and western foods served on the hagoita plate looks very good.

40.5 x 20.5 x 1.8 cm  / Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case

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Show Plate with Crane at Dawn

Show Plate with Crane at Dawn

Crane is gorgeously depicted with gold makie technique on smoothly scoured up red urushi surface of the plate. Crane is an auspicious symbol for long life.  This show plate is for ornamental purpose but can be use for serving foods on special occasions.

φ19.0 x 3.0cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
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Sweet Cake Box with Japanese Stewartia

Sweet Cake Box

This is use not only for serving cake at tea time but also for keeping your personal items. By simply putting the box as an ornament, eye-catching large flowers of Japanese stewartia depicted on the very smooth reddish orange color urushi lacquer surface creates gorgeous atmosphere.  

φ16.0 x 11.0 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case

Care about urushi lacquer tableware. (no dishwasher, no microwave oven, no scrub brush, no metallic sponge, more details... )  
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Reddish orange Picture Frame

Picture Frame

This is a picture frame coated with reddish orange urushi lacquer. Pattern of rose and cherry blossom on the frame are depicted with gold makie. Please select your favorite pattern. The picture frame is made from all natural wood and good for ecology that is the characteristic of urushi lacquer products.

18.0 x 14.0 x 1.0 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Modified Wood / Paper Carton
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Side Bulged Four Tiered Box with Big Pine Tree

Tiered Food Box Set with Big Pine Tree

Side Bulged Four Tiered Box with Big Pine Tree
This is a typical foods serving style for celebratory occasions. Four tiered boxes are used for serving various kinds of foods in each box. It is a pleasure to open up four boxes on the table and see beautifully placed foods in the boxes.

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Tame Foods Bowl and Tray Serving for 5

Tame Foods Bowl and Tray Serving for 5

Urushi lacquer dish is soft to touch, and is hard to become hot and has slight warmth to touch, even if hot foods were put in. Delicate Japanese patterns are depicted with gold makie inside the bowl and inside the cover. All of you will enjoy beauties of gold patterns and deliciously placed foods in the bowls when the covers off.

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Matte Red and Matte Tame Bowl with Tray

Matte Bowl

These are bowls for daily use. You can choose either red or clear brown, or combination of red and clear brown. Small size bowl is for rice and medium size bowl is for soup. Large size one is for cooked foods and noodle soup. However you can use any favorite size of bowl for your dish.

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All Round Red Bowl, Service for 5

All Round Red Bowl, Service for 5

These are urushi lacquer coated bowls you routinely use and are lightweight easy to use bowls that bring your table pleasant atmosphere and conversations.
You can put rice, cooked foods, soup, and noodles in your preference.  

 

φ12.0 x 7.5 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Paper Carton
Care about urushi lacquer tableware. (no dishwasher, no microwave oven, no scrub brush, no metallic sponge, more details... )  

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Soba Noodle Dish Selections

Soba Noodle Dish Selections

These are perfect selections for tasting Japanese Soba noodles. You can choose either red or clear brown, or combination of red and clear brown. Foods on the gold and silver plate look good and brighten up your table. You will be comfortable with warm touch of urushi lacquer coated dishes.

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Pair of Bowls with Pine and Apricot

Pair of Bowls with Pine and Apricot

Pair of Bowls has auspicious symbol of pine and apricot patterns on the covers of each bowl.
This is a good commemorative for couples and also excellent gift for couples. We can depict name and family crest on the bowl by your request.

φ12.0 x 9.0 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Box

Care about urushi lacquer tableware. (no dishwasher, no microwave oven, no scrub brush, no metallic sponge, more details... )  
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Scraped Red Serving Bowl

Scraped Red Serving Bowl

Red urushi lacquer is coated over black urushi lacquer basecoat and is scraped off till the black basecoat slightly appears. This is the bowl you routinely use and is good for serving foods and flutes.

 φ24.5 x 8.5 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Paper Carton

Care about urushi lacquer tableware. (no dishwasher, no microwave oven, no scrub brush, no metallic sponge, more details... )  

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Plain Colored Ozoni Bowl

Plain Colored Ozoni Bowl

This is a bowl for ozoni or soup with rice cake and vegetables. Urushi lacquer coated wooden bowl with cover keeps hot soup hot and has warm surface to touch. Inside the black bowl is red. Please select your favorite color bowls that increase pleasant feeling on your table.

 φ13.5 x 11.5 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Paper Carton

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Soup Bowl with Gosei, Service for 5

Soup Bowl with Gosei, Service for 5

Gosei is one of subject for Japanese painting and depicts pine, bamboo, apricot, chrysanthemum, and orchid. These are the soup bowls with different patterns on front-back both sides of each cover. Name depicting service is available on your request.

 φ12.0 x 9.0 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case

Care about urushi lacquer tableware. (no dishwasher, no microwave oven, no scrub brush, no metallic sponge, more details... )  
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Negoro Round Tray

Negoro Round Tray

This is an easy to use round tray with smooth red urushi lacquer surface. Negoro is an urushi lacquer coating technique established in Negoro area in Wakayama prefecture around 700 years ago.

 φ29.5 x 3.0 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Paper Carton

Care about urushi lacquer tableware. (no dishwasher, no microwave oven, no scrub brush, no metallic sponge, more details... )  
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Sanke Tray, Service for 5

Sanke Tray, Service for 5

This tray has unique texture pattern on the urushi lacquer coated surface. The more you use the tray, the more you will have warm feeling on the texture pattern. Deep urumi color that is a mixture of red and black matches any colors of dishes.

28.5 x 39.0 x 2.0 cm  / Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case

Care about urushi lacquer tableware. (no dishwasher, no microwave oven, no scrub brush, no metallic sponge, more details... )  
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Sandal Wide Bowl with Pine Arabesque

Sandal Wide Bowl with Pine Arabesque

This bowl is fringed with patterns of pine arabesque. The pine arabesque is depicted with gold makie and coated with clear brown urushi lacquer by tame nuri painting method. The more you use the bowl, the brighter pine arabesque it appears. This is used at teatime and also dinner time.

φ24.0 x 4.5 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Paper Carton

Care about urushi lacquer tableware. (no dishwasher, no microwave oven, no scrub brush, no metallic sponge, more details...
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Plate with Pair of Cranes

Plate with Pair of Cranes
This unique shape plate with deep red color and characteristic gold pair of cranes is easy to hold in your hands and goof for serving hors d'oeuvre and sushi.  Foods on the plate look very good. Minimum order quantity is 2.

21.5 x 27.5 x 2.0 cm  / Urushi lacquer, Wood / Paper Carton

Care about urushi lacquer tableware. (no dishwasher, no microwave oven, no scrub brush, no metallic sponge, more details... )  
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Square Plate with Dragonflies

Square Plate with Dragonflies
Dragon flies are depicted on smooth surface of black urushi lacquer. Mothers of pearls are used for depicting wings of dagonflies. Cakes, Sushi and hors d'oeuvre are well served on the unique square plate.

23.0 x 23.0 x 3.5 cm  / Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case

Care about urushi lacquer tableware. (no dishwasher, no microwave oven, no scrub brush, no metallic sponge, more details... )  
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Teacup Saucer and Serving Plate, Service for 5

Teacup Saucer and Serving Plate, Service for 5

These are very thin and light that is unique to Kyoto style urushi lacquer products. The shape of Chrysanthemum is gouged out from a single piece of wood. Therefore the value of these saucers and plates is high.

Teacup Saucers : φ15.0 x 2.5 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
Serving Plates : φ15.0 x 2.5 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case

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Teacup Saucer and Serving Plate with Paulownia Arabesque, Service for 5

Tea set with Paulownia Arabesque, Service for 5
Teacup saucers and serving plates are used upon special occasions and for entertaining guests. It is advisable to use this teacup saucer with Tenmoku green teacup and to use serving plate by putting Japanese sweet cakes and foods on.

Teacup Saucers : φ13.0 x 7.5 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
Serving Plates : φ17.0 x 4.5 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case

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Gold Line Reddish Oarange Teacup Saucer and Serving Plate, Serving 5

Gold LineTea Set, Service for 5

Teacup saucer and serving plate are fringed with premium accent of gold lines. The gold lines match up well with deep reddish orange base color. Use of the high quality tea set makes your tea time more enjoyable.

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Spring Autumn Sandal Tea Set, Service for 5

Spring Autumn Sandal Tea Set, Service for 5

This is a popular tea set "Spring Autumn Sandal". The dark red brown fringe with cherry blossom patterns matches well with inner red brown. You can select tea serving bowl as well as teacup saucer and tea serving plate.

Teacup Saucers : φ13.5 x 2.0 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
Serving Plates : φ18.0 x 2.0 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
Serving Bowl : φ23.5 x 5.5 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Paper Carton

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Clam Shape Tea Serving Plate, Service for 5

Clam Shape Tea Serving Plate, Service for 5

This is a unique clam shape serving plate with gold cloud patterns. On the plate, Japanese sweet cakes and Western cakes are served with tea. The clam shape serving plate is good to smartly entertain your quests.

Small : 14.0 x 21.5 x 1.0cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
Large : 19.5 x 30.0 x 1.0cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Paper Cartton
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Gold Leaf and Silver Leaf Auspicious Clouds Plate

Gold Leaf and Silver Leaf Auspicious Clouds Plate
This is a lightweight bamboo plate gorgeously coated with gold leaf and silver leaf. You can use this for serving cakes at tea time and also for serving foods at dinner time. You can place order from minimum quantity of 2 for each.
17.0 x 24..0 x 3.0cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case
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Reddish Orange Urushi Dessert Cup Set

Red Urushi Dessert Set

This dessert cup set has smoothly finished up reddish orange urushi lacquer surface  and comes with dessert cup, saucer and small spoon.  Guests will be greatly entertained with the touch of warm urushi lacquer. Minimum order quantity is 2.

φ11.5 x 8.0 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Paper CartonCare about urushi lacquer tableware. (no dishwasher, no microwave oven, no scrub brush, no metallic sponge, more details...

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Sandal Bowl and Plate

Sandal Bowl and Plate

This is a very popular bowl and plate set in Japan and painted by tame nuri method that has clear brown color. Gold leaf pattern under the urushi coating becomes clear up as time ticks away. This is a method used for Scabbard and samurai warrior helmet. . You can select your favorite size and combination of this set.

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Tame Basket

Tame Basket

Basket is interwoven by thin bamboo and is layered with Japanese paper, and is coated with urushi lacquer by tame nuri painting method. Patterns of maple leaf become premium accent of the basket. This is very light and easy to use for serving foods and cakes.

21.0 x 26..0 x 11.5cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Paper CartonCare about urushi lacquer tableware. (no dishwasher, no microwave oven, no scrub brush, no metallic sponge, more details...
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Petal Shape Serving Plate and Cake Box with Cherry Blossom

Petal Shape Serving Plate and Box with Cherry Blossom

This is a small size plate good for serving sweet cakes and has pretty looking unique petal shape. Cake box with patterns of cherry blossom matches well with the petal shape plates. Please enjoy the colorful cake plate and box set.

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Koma Horse Riding Cups

Pair of Cups with Horse Riding

This is a colorful pair of cups for cold sake with red, green and gold stripes, and is the most gorgeous sake cup on our store. The pair of cups is colorfully finished up with a painting method for spinning top(Koma) . Optional service for depicting your name and family crest is available on your request.

φ8.0 x 5.5 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case

Care about urushi lacquer tableware. (no dishwasher, no microwave oven, no scrub brush, no metallic sponge, more details...

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Moon Sun Cup

Moon Sun Cup

Large urushi lacquer coated wooden cup has warm surface to touch that you will be surprised with. The surface of the cup neither gets wet with cold sake nor get hot with hot liquor. Gold and silver dots on smooth black surface become premium accent of the cup.

φ14.5 x 15.0 cm /  Urushi lacquer, Wood / Wooden Case

Care about urushi lacquer tableware. (no dishwasher, no microwave oven, no scrub brush, no metallic sponge, more details...
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Japanese Modern Sake Cups

Japanese Modern Sake Cups
Modern sake cups combine a playful sprit with practicality. You will enjoy deep colors of urushi lacquer, touch of warm surfaces of the cups and different shapes of cups. It is advisable to use 4 different shapes of cups to enjoy your relaxing time.
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Casual Sake Cups

Casual Sake Cups

This is a casual cup routinely used and good for tasting liquors over ice, hot liquors and beers. The surface of the cup is hard to get wet even with the scotch on the rock. Minimum order quantity for red and black cup is 2 and for the pair is 1.

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