Vintage Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Sake Cup Holder 3.75"W Chashaku Made of keyaki (Japanese elm)

Made of keyaki (Japanese elm) face and sugi (cryptomeria) case

There are no stamps on the back

embodying traditional Japanese beliefs and rituals

75" x 17" (width x height x depth)

with subtle hand-applied pigment accents

Vintage Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Sake Cup Holder 3.75"W Chashaku Made of keyaki (Japanese elm)Vintage Japanese Blue and White Porcelain Sake Cup Holder 3. 75"W Japan, early to mid 20th century Dimensions: 2. 25"H 3. 75"W This vintage Japanese porcelain sake cup holder (sakazuki dai cup rest) is formed with an octagonal dish like rim rising from a short cylindrical foot, designed to hold and present a small sake cup during service. Executed in underglaze cobalt blue on a soft white porcelain body, the decoration depicts a continuous hand