New · Made in Gifu, Japan
Mino-yaki porcelain · one sake flask
Kappa Sake Flask
A white kappa with a leaf on his head, made to pour warm sake.
$69 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
$49 when added to any other piece in your order: it travels in the same box.
A gift for a new home · luck and protection
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
Every child in Japan knows how to beat a kappa, and it is not with a sword.
The kappa lives in rivers. He is small, green and strong enough to pull a horse into the water. But on top of his head is a dish of water, and that water is where his strength lives. He is also very, very polite. So if you meet one, you bow. He cannot help bowing back, the water spills out, and he is as weak as a frog.
He loves cucumbers, hence kappa-maki, the cucumber roll. He is also fond of sake.
The craft
Mino-yaki porcelain, made in Japan in Gifu prefecture. Plain white, a green leaf, a face you can see from across the table.
Living with it
Warm the sake, fill the cups, and bow to whoever you are drinking with. It is good manners, and it is how you find out which one of you is the kappa. You probably have a guess. A small gift for the friend who always brings the bottle.
• Mino-yaki porcelain • New • Made in Japan
How it travels
Packed safely, insured in full
Every piece is packed by hand in Fukuoka 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.