Japanese yunomi cup – 3 lucky designs to choose from

A yunomi cup, in three lucky designs.

Red daruma: a bright red cup, decorated with a large daruma face and yellow stripes. The daruma, a lucky figure inspired by the monk who founded Zen, symbolises perseverance: you paint in one eye when making a wish, then the second once the wish comes true.

Blue maneki neko: a navy blue cup, decorated with a white maneki neko with a raised paw, on a background of traditional patterns. The maneki neko, the "beckoning cat", is Japan's emblematic lucky charm, believed to bring good fortune and prosperity.

Red Mount Fuji: Mount Fuji in red stands out against an orange sky and a rising sun, above white waves. The red Fuji, akafuji, refers to the mountain set ablaze by the light of dawn; in Japan, it is an image of good omen.

The yunomi is the everyday Japanese teacup: tall and without a handle, it keeps tea hot.

It comes from the Toki-Tajimi region, Gifu Prefecture, home of Mino ceramics.

For sencha or genmaicha. Made in Japan.

Highlights

• Three lucky charms: daruma, maneki neko or Mount Fuji.
• Colourful designs: bright red, navy blue or orange sky.
• Yunomi shape: tall and handleless, it keeps tea hot.
• A gift idea: a wish for luck and perseverance.
• Easy care: dishwasher and microwave safe.

Product information

• Type: handleless teacup (yunomi)
• Material: porcelain
• Origin: made in Japan (Toki-Tajimi region, Gifu Prefecture, home of Mino ceramics)
• Dimensions: Ø 7 cm, height 10.4 cm
• Design of your choice: red daruma, blue maneki neko or red Mount Fuji
• Finish: glazed
• Presentation: sold individually
• Style: traditional Japanese

How to use

Give the daruma to someone starting a project, the maneki neko to wish prosperity, or Mount Fuji as a souvenir of Japan.

As for care, it is dishwasher and microwave safe.

Frequently asked questions

What does the daruma symbolise?

Perseverance: you paint in one eye when making a wish, then the second once the wish comes true.

What is a maneki neko?

It is the "beckoning cat", the Japanese lucky charm believed to bring good fortune and prosperity.