Japanese vintage small sake cup Marble soil color by 西部功 "sakazuki" "guinomi" with a wooden box Kanji sign For GIFT H2.2×2.8in/H5.5×7.2cm

Japanese vintage small sake cup Marble soil color by 西部功 "sakazuki" "guinomi" with a wooden box Kanji sign For GIFT H2.2×2.8in/H5.5×7.2cm.

This is a small sake cup in a wooden box.
It is called as "猪口 ochoko" or "ぐい呑 guinomi".

This is a sake cup made by a ceramic artist named 西部功 Isao Nishibu .
This one features delicate and beautiful colors. It is made with an ash glaze, a glaze that uses the ashes of plants and trees as a solvent. The colors are natural and never get tired of looking at them.
The shape is also unique, as it is circular when viewed from the top, but the sides are formed into a polygonal shape.

This sake cup is a dead stock, it has never been used and is in very good condition.
We recommend it as a gift.

□ Size: H 2.2n × 2.8in（about H5.5cm×7.2cm）
□ Weight : 3oz (84g)
□ Material : ceramic
□ Boxed : with Kanji signature wooden box

condition...
It is in very good condition, It's ready to use.

I list antiques that sometimes have chips, rubbings and cracks
as they are very old antiques so please check the images and understand the current
condition before buying.