We all want beautiful and unique utensils in our home, and if you want to impress your guests with a drink that not only tastes heavenly but looks it too, try these cups.
These beautiful sake cups are handmade by Japanese artist Hiromi Sato, these cups turn into tiny galaxies when you fill with a clear liquid, and they are so popular that they sold out immediately.
He made each stainless steel tumbler in a unique way and painted and repainted with lacquer, before being finished with gold dust. It is the gold that gives the shimmering, star-like quality to the cups, which are known as “Chuu COCORO,” or “Space Heart.”
The cups are sold online at Sansaku, which describes the product as “a work that has been painted with the unique texture of stainless steel processing technology and oxidation coloration in Sakai City, Niigata Prefecture by Hiromi Sato, a traditional craftsman in Niigata and Shirane Butsudan.”
The cups don’t come cheap, as can be expected from such handcrafted works. When available, they sell at 10,800 yen (US$99.91) apiece.
Niigata Prefecture is home to more than 90 sake breweries and is famous for producing some of the country’s best quality sake. They take this traditional brew very seriously up there!
Niigata Prefecture produced greater than 90 sake breweries and is known for producing a number of the nation’s highest quality sake.
Hiromi also surprised by the popularity of her work, and she assures customers that she is working on making more tumblers.
“There is such a huge reaction and I am surprised,” Hiromi wrote on her blog. “However, there are no more cups available right now. We apologize for any inconvenience, please wait for a while. Thank you in advance.”
Just keep an eye on the shop to see when they become available again if you want to grab your piece of art!