New · Made in Gifu, Japan
Mino-yaki porcelain · two teacups · wooden box
Kaga Yuzen Teacups, a Pair
A black cup and a red cup, each wrapped in a band of painted flowers, in a plain wooden box.
$79 Free shipping to 32 countries
Order by November 20 to make sure it arrives before Christmas.
We ship to mainland China: free, tracked. Import duties, if any, are paid on delivery. Where we ship
$59 when added to any other piece in your order: it travels in the same box.
A gift for a wedding · a new home
Leaves Fukuoka within one week by tracked airmail.
What buyers say · ★★★★★ on Etsy
“Received updates regarding the item I purchased and when it arrived could tell that it was packed with care; my fragile ceramic bunny arrived in perfect condition! A wonderful purchase and I would buy from this shop again”
Jessica · United States
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“Item was as described and in photos shown. Excellent quality. Seller very knowledgable and took the time to explain everything”
Tiang N. · Australia
- Made in Japan. Mino ware, from Gifu prefecture.
- New, never used. Checked and packed by hand in Fukuoka.
- Returns within 14 days of delivery. Not right? Send it back as it came and we refund the full price, return postage included.
- Packed safely, sent by tracked airmail within one week. Order $100 or more and it flies EMS express.
Duties, checkout and extras
- ★ 5.0 on Etsy · Star Seller. Read the reviews ↗
- Import tax. It depends on your country; if any is due, it is collected on delivery.
- US import duties. Already included in the price: nothing to pay at your door.
- Secure checkout by Stripe — cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay. No account needed.
- Two pieces, one parcel. Each extra piece in the same order is $15 off at checkout.
- Orders of $200 or more travel with a gift to keep: Japanese chopsticks with a rest in a paulownia box, or a Nara kaya-cloth handkerchief.
The story
In Kyoto in the late 1600s, a fan painter called Miyazaki Yūzensai became so famous that people wanted his pictures on their kimono, not just on their fans. The dyeing method that made it possible was named after him: yūzen. In old age, the story goes, he moved to Kanazawa, in the old province of Kaga, and the style changed in his hands there. Kaga yūzen settled on five deep colours, and on leaves painted with little worm holes on purpose, because real leaves have them.
The craft
The Kaga yūzen pattern is printed on Mino porcelain, made in Japan. Microwave and dishwasher safe, so they can be used every day rather than kept for best.
Living with it
Yunomi are the everyday tea cups of a Japanese home, one per person, and a matched pair is the classic gift for a couple. Green tea in the afternoon, one cup each. If there is someone you always make the second cup for, you already know who these are for. A good wedding or anniversary present too.
• Two teacups, Ø 6 × H 9.3 cm each • Mino porcelain with Kaga yūzen pattern • Microwave and dishwasher safe • Wooden box, new • Made in Japan
How it travels
Packed safely, insured in full
Every piece is packed by hand in Fukuoka, in its wooden box, inside a sturdy 3 mm corrugated carton, cushioned all round with air pillows so it cannot move. It travels with tracking all the way to your door: by EMS, insured for its full value, on orders of $100 or more, and by tracked airmail below that.
A question about this piece — size, marks, condition? Ask the house, we answer within a day.