选择选项
Mt. Fuji in your hand, and at the bottom of your cup
About Nousaku
Nousaku (能作) is a foundry founded in 1916 in Takaoka, Toyama, a city whose metal-casting tradition goes back some 400 years. It began by making Buddhist altar fittings and now uses the same casting skills to create tableware and interior pieces in brass and pure tin. Every design starts from the material itself, and each piece is finished by hand by Nousaku's craftspeople.
1. Pure tin guinomi
These guinomi (sake cups) are made of 100% tin, a metal with a surprisingly warm, familiar feel. Tin is said to purify water and make sake taste mellower, and because it conducts heat well, chilled sake stays cold. Tin does not rust, so the cups keep their beauty for years with no special care.
2. A lucky Mt. Fuji design
Mt. Fuji is a symbol of good fortune in Japan. Turn the cup upside down and it becomes a tin Mt. Fuji. Inside, a tiny Fuji rises from the bottom and appears as you finish your drink: a playful detail only casting can create.
3. A pair for gifting
One cup is plain tin; the other is lined with gold leaf. Choose a paper gift box or a paulownia wood box, the traditional Japanese box for special gifts.
Specifications
- Contents: 2 cups (tin, tin with gold leaf)
- Size: H 3.5 cm × Ø 7.3 cm (1.4 × 2.9 in) each
- Capacity: approx. 40 ml each
- Material: tin 100% (gold leaf on the inside of one cup)
- Packaging: paper box or paulownia wood box
- Made in Japan (Takaoka, Toyama)
Care
- Tin is a soft metal. Avoid repeatedly applying force to the same spot.
- Tin has a low melting point: do not use over a direct flame, in the microwave, dishwasher or dryer.
- Do not put it in the freezer. Extreme cold can cause "tin pest" (discoloration and deformation).
- Wash with a soft sponge and mild dish soap. Do not scrub with abrasive pads or cleanser.
- If the shine dulls, polish it with metal polish, toothpaste or baking soda.
这件作品的匠人
Nousaku
富山县高冈
能作于1916年创立于拥有400年铸造历史的高冈，最初制作佛坛金属配件。如今以锡和黄铜铸造餐具、风铃与家居饰品，始终秉持一个简单的目标：做出更好的铸件，并把它做好。
