{"product_id":"24k-gold-kintsugi-kyoto-lidded-tea-cup-across-the-sansui","title":"24K Gold Kintsugi Kyoto Lidded Tea Cup | Across the Sansui","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003carticle aria-label=\"A Shonzui Cup from Kyoto\"\u003e\n\u003csection aria-labelledby=\"a-shonzui-cup-from-kyoto\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 1em; color: rgb(178, 137, 91); margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-weight: bold;\" id=\"a-shonzui-cup-from-kyoto\"\u003eA Shonzui Cup from Kyoto\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; color: #333; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003eSince the sixteenth century, Kyoto ware has developed alongside Japan’s tea ceremony, and shonzui—with its intricate blue patterning framing painted landscapes—remains one of its most admired decorative traditions. This lidded cup carries that heritage through woven blue borders and hand-painted sansui scenes, created in Kyoto by a certified traditional craftsman.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(178, 137, 91);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorn of Kyoto’s Heritage: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis piece too is authentic Kyo-yaki pottery, handcrafted using time-honored techniques and refined by centuries of Japanese artistry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(178, 137, 91);\"\u003eLearn more → \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Discover the Art and Heritage of Kyoto Ware Pottery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nishikawa.co.jp\/en\/story\/p.php?id=5\" style=\"color: rgb(178, 137, 91);\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Art and Technique of Kyoto Ware\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection aria-labelledby=\"reaching-inside-the-cup\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 1em; color: rgb(178, 137, 91); margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-weight: bold;\" id=\"reaching-inside-the-cup\"\u003eReaching Inside the Cup\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; color: #333; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003eBroken across its body, the cup was restored over four months by Keiko Hata, a lacquer artist with a Master’s degree in Lacquer Arts from Kyoto City University of Arts whose urushi practice also includes the conservation of Buddhist sculpture. Working with food-safe natural urushi, she carefully reunited the vessel, reaching deep inside with a fine \u003cem\u003emaki-e\u003c\/em\u003e brush where a standard brush could not reach. Genuine 24K gold powder was then sprinkled over the restored seams and finished through \u003cem\u003eroiro\u003c\/em\u003e, the highest grade of urushi finishing. This brings out the gold, giving it a smooth, deep glow that only a carefully finished urushi surface can achieve. The lines pass through the shonzui panels, descend into the cup, and meet near its center—a course that belongs to this vessel alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection aria-labelledby=\"where-blue-lines-gather\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size: 1em; color: rgb(178, 137, 91); margin: 0 0 6px 0; font-weight: bold;\" id=\"where-blue-lines-gather\"\u003eWhere Blue Lines Gather\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0; color: #333; line-height: 1.7;\"\u003eThis cup brings together two living Japanese traditions: Kyoto’s heritage of shonzui painting and the enduring craft of authentic kintsugi in natural urushi. Its fracture is no longer concealed; gold now moves through the blue panels as a new part of the composition, following a route no other cup could repeat. With the final sip of tea, those lines come together quietly within. To bring this cup into your collection is to become the next custodian of both traditions, and of the story they continue to carry forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/article\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Kintsugi Labo JAPAN","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48332409307325,"sku":"AT0177","price":727.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0510\/1803\/9485\/files\/lidded-tea-cup-authentic-kintsugi-kyoto-ware-food-safe-front-at0177.jpg?v=1787720295","url":"https:\/\/kintsugilabo.com\/en-ch\/products\/24k-gold-kintsugi-kyoto-lidded-tea-cup-across-the-sansui","provider":"The Kintsugi Labo JAPAN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}