Drinking cup Usubiki M, black

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Straight lines, beautiful grain, sturdy and extremely light. This Japanese cup made of elm wood with Urushi lacquer impressively shows the high quality of Japanese master craftsmen. The drinking cup is handmade at Gato Mikio, one of the most famous manufacturers of high-end lacquerware in Japan with rich tradition. Genuine Japanese lacquerware from this manufactory convinces with its material, workmanship and multiple award-winning design. Shikki (lacquerware) or Urushi refers to Japanese dinnerware made in the traditional way with purely natural raw materials. These drinking cups are made of the wood of the rare Japanese elm, Zelkova. It is valuable, special, with beautiful grain and high hardness. Since the Zelkova, also called Keyaki, is rare, it is processed only for very high quality products in the field of furniture, decoration and for sustainable utensils.

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"Drinking cup Usubiki M, black"

Real Japanese lacquer art

Eating and drinking from exquisite Shikki tableware is an age-old tradition and pure pleasure. High quality Shikki is light, beautiful and of selected naturalness. Genuine Japanese lacquerware is very durable craftsmanship, highly appreciated all over the world by connoisseurs of modern Asian table culture. In museums is exhibited pieces that have never lost their beauty despite old age. The products of Gato Mikio have modern forms of extremely successful, harmonious aesthetics and nestle wonderfully pleasantly in the hand. The production is traditional, truly masterful and makes each piece an exquisite element on the stylishly set table. The precious wood of the Japanese zelkove proudly displays its beautiful grain under the natural Urushi varnish, a biological tree resin varnish that protects, preserves and makes the surface a loving caress for the hands.

Usubiki by Gato Mikio

The USUBIKI product series includes drinking cups of different sizes, soup bowls, rice bowls and plates. The design is very reduced, straightforward, minimalist. Not fashion but lasting pleasure is in the foreground. All products are made of Japanese elm, a valuable and very durable hard wood, and protected with the highly valued Urushi lacquer. The combination of the noble wood with the incredibly durable Urushi makes possible a fantastically thin wall thickness with high stability at the same time, which decisively shapes the character of the Usubiki series.

Zelkove, the wood of temple builders and bow masters

The zelkove belongs to the elm family and is revered in Japan as a very special tree and also called kaeki. It is relatively rare and is therefore only used for really high-quality products. The ring-porous wood is very durable and resistant, it is one of the best you can get, for example, for furniture or even buildings. In Japan, you can visit temples that were built with this wood over a thousand years ago and still have the original beams. Another application is the construction of the famous Japanese bows (yumi). Since the wood of the zelkove is hard, resistant and at the same time absolutely elastic, the best Japanese bows are made of zelkove.

All products are unique. Slight deviations from the picture are possible.

Colour:	Black
Production:	Yamanaka Onsen, Ishikawa Prefecture
Material:	Zelkove, Japanese Elm
Care:	Wash by hand To avoid scratches, do not use sharp objects or cleaning agents
Protective lacquer:	Urushi
Tea setProduct type:	Tea mug
Tea bowls material:	Wood
Maße:	Ø 8 cm, H 7,8 cm

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Gato Mikio

The company Gato Mikio was founded in 1908 in Yamanaka Onsen by Kaga as a wood workshop called Wareto. Yamanaka Onsen is located in Ishikawa Prefecture in western Japan, approximately at the same latitude as Tokyo. For 450 years, Ishikawa Prefecture has been known for producing lacquerware (lacquerware, urushi), wooden products with elaborate lacquer coatings. The Gato Mikio workshop utilizes the advantages of traditional Yamanaka lacquerware production, where high-quality, selected woods are precisely shaped using a potter's wheel. In this way, Gato Miko has created exceptionally beautiful Japanese wooden tableware, which has been awarded numerous design prizes. With the same craftsmanship, specially designed tea caddies, bowls, and tablets for green tea are also produced from wood.

Craftsmanship perfection and stylish, modern design are the outstanding features of Gato Mikio's products. With unique, sophisticated design products, this workshop has earned an excellent reputation worldwide. Gato Mikio is one of the leading manufacturers of high-end lacquerware in Japan and is among the most renowned worldwide.