Japanese sake cups come in two classic forms: the ochoko, a small, shallow cup, and the guinomi, a slightly larger cup with more presence in the hand. Because a cup holds only a few sips, sake is poured often, and in Japan it is customary to fill a companion’s cup rather than your own.

This collection brings together guinomi and sake cups from master kilns in Arita, the birthplace of Japanese porcelain, alongside sake sets, whisky glasses and wine glasses for every kind of drink. Shinemon Kiln offers sets of five, eight or twelve guinomi, each in a different glaze; Gagyu Kiln paints red and white plum blossoms; Yamamiki Kiln carves peonies by hand into white porcelain; and Fukusen Kiln brings historic Arita styles such as Kakiemon, Ko-Imari and Iro-Nabeshima to wine glasses.

From other Japanese craft traditions come Uchiki’s Kihaku glasses with gold and silver leaf, a technique from Yamanaka lacquerware, and Kishu lacquerware wine glasses in red and white.