Japanese Kutani Imari Porcelain Sake Cup Vtg Tsubomi Ochoko Blue Dot Flower G329 maejoku my friend has gray hair"

my friend has gray hair" I think it's probably a poem about an old couple

and the outside of the cup is white with a blue nature design

It is hand-painted and features a landscape scenery with a big blue mountain on the background

Japanese heating device

you can measure the amount of it

Japanese Kutani Imari Porcelain Sake Cup Vtg Tsubomi Ochoko Blue Dot Flower G329 maejoku my friend has gray hair"Vintage Japanese Porcelain Sake Cup This is a vintage Japanese Kutani porcelain sake cup. This particular type of cup is called tsubomi or "bud type" due to its resemblance to a flower bud. In terms of size, it is also called ochoko. This beautiful imari sake cup is fully decorated with precise gold linework of flowers and vines on a raised texture blue dotted background. There is a red and gold banded line near the base for one extra touch of color.