⬛︎Brand Fukagawa Seiji (Arita-yaki, purveyor to the Imperial Household Agency) ⬛︎Pattern Sometsuke Nishiki Akikusa Mon Ruri-en Kinsai ※Autumn grass designs such as chrysanthemum, Japanese pampas grass, pink, and valerian. Estimated pattern name: "Sometsuke Nishiki Akikusa" series. Official series name unknown. ⬛︎Set Contents 5 covered yunomi teacups, dedicated box, one leaflet Sizes are actual measurements and include errors. ・Yunomi body: Diameter approx. 8.6 cm × Height approx. 5.7 cm (excluding lid) ・Lid: Diameter approx. 9.5 cm × Height approx. 6.5 cm (including knob) ・Box corner label notation: 101N 5A / SB715 ⬛︎Condition Unused, long-term storage item. ・No cracks, chips, new cracks, or crazing. ・Gold paint is in good condition. ・There are very slight storage scratches and some yellowing, scuffing, and corner wear on the original box, as well as minor age-related stains. ・Minute iron spots, glaze pooling, and slight individual differences due to handwork are considered within the acceptable specifications of Fukagawa Seiji. ⬛︎Packing and Shipping Individually wrapped in cushioning material → dedicated box → bubble wrap → cardboard box or wrapping cardboard → Rakuraku Mercari delivery ⬜︎"Sometsuke Nishiki" is a technique that combines underglaze blue painting with overglaze red, green, purple, and gold paints, a luxurious color painting style in the lineage of Ko-Imari style. Fukagawa Seiji has refined this Sometsuke Nishiki since the Meiji era with modern firing management, and is known for the transparency of its white porcelain and the vibrant colors of its overglaze painting. ⬜︎Covered yunomi teacups developed as high-quality sencha tea sets for guests, with the lids preserving the aroma and temperature, and also preventing dust. The lids have been used as saucers, and have been used to hold Japanese sweets since ancient times. ⬜︎The autumn grass pattern is a standard design for the four seasons in Japan, and the combination of chrysanthemum, Japanese pampas grass, pink, and valerian is considered auspicious, making it a popular pattern that looks good in tea ceremonies regardless of the season. ⬜︎The contrast between Fukagawa's unique clear ruri (lapis lazuli) color and gold paint is especially striking under lighting, and is a combination that is useful for taking good photos in table photography. #FukagawaSeiji #AritaYaki #SometsukeNishiki #AkikusaMon #CoveredYunomi #KyudashiWan #RuriEn #Kyobako #JapaneseTableware #TeaCeremonyUtensils