Masu Wood‑grain Guinomi Sake Cup with Coaster ORIGIN_Edo Kimekomi Ningyo kitchen cloths

kitchen cloths

For a more elegant presentation

Rendered in classic blue-and-white sometsuke

Nunome means a fabric weave

both featuring a hand-painted arabesque pattern in sometsuke

Masu Wood‑grain Guinomi Sake Cup with Coaster ORIGIN_Edo Kimekomi Ningyo kitchen clothsA set of a masu (wooden measuring cup) sake cup, and a coaster by Odate Kougeisha. Masu were originally used as lightweight cups for measuring rice, soy sauce, and sake. The wood used for this masu is Japanese cedar and Hinoki cypress, which are deeply associated with Shinto rituals and shrines. The word "masu" means "increase" and "benefit" in Japanese, so it is considered a good luck item and came to be used as sake cups. The coaster doubles as a