Japanese tea cups with blue fans – Set of 5

Five tea cups covered with open fans.

The blue and aqua green fans overlap on a blue background. In Japan, the folding fan, which opens wider and wider, is a motif of good fortune: it evokes growing prosperity.

The cups have no handle, like traditional Japanese tea cups. Their tall, straight shape, that of the yunomi, keeps the tea hot. The foot left in brown clay adds a natural touch.

They come from the Toki-Tajimi region, Gifu Prefecture, home of Mino ceramics.

For green tea, hojicha or genmaicha. Made in Japan.

Highlights

• Fan pattern: a symbol of prosperity in Japan.
• Blue and aqua green: a fresh, bright decoration.
• Yunomi shape: tall and straight, it keeps the tea hot.
• Set of 5: enough to serve the whole table.
• Mino ceramics: a major centre of Japanese ceramics.

Product information

• Type: tea cups without handles (yunomi)
• Material: ceramic
• Origin: made in Japan (Toki-Tajimi region, Gifu Prefecture, home of Mino ceramics)
• Dimensions: Ø 6.5 cm, height 8 cm
• Shape: tall and straight, unglazed foot
• Colours: blue and aqua green, brown foot
• Pattern: fans
• Finish: glazed
• Presentation: set of 5 cups
• Style: traditional Japanese

How to use

Serve green tea the Japanese way: hold the cup with both hands, one around it, the other under the foot.

As for care, hand washing is recommended; the dishwasher is not advised. They are microwave safe.

Frequently asked questions

Why do the cups have no handle?

In Japan, tea cups traditionally have none: they are held with both hands.

What does the fan pattern mean?

The folding fan, which opens wider and wider, evokes growing prosperity: it is a motif of good fortune.