KAGAMI Crystal Edo-Kiriko Wine Sake Glass - Cobalt Blue / 江戸切子 ワイン 食前酒 グラス k8-586 Associated with kingship and divine

Associated with kingship and divine power

■ Size: 19 cm x 13 cm x 8 cm Height

this Kabuto represents the best of traditional metalwork

Drawing inspiration from the forms of Chinese Tenmoku tea bowls and Korean Goguryeo tea bowls

KAGAMI Crystal Edo-Kiriko Wine Sake Glass - Cobalt Blue / 江戸切子 ワイン 食前酒 グラス k8-586 Associated with kingship and divineLook closely and the pattern seems to move a square basket weave cut so it looks like it's pushing forward from behind soft curtain folds, the two motifs layered rather than simply side by side. It's a playful bit of engineering: traditional Edo Kiriko geometry set against something closer to drapery, cut into cobalt blue crystal. Poured with wine, the effect shifts with every turn of the glass, making it as much a piece to look at as to drink from.