Handmade by Hiroyuki Tomita in, Gunma Prefecture, Japan
 
Sake cup comes with wooden box signed by the artist. Functional and collectible.
 
Hiroyuki Tomita produces ceramic works in a wide range of fields related to life, from tableware that decorates the dining table to the walls of hotels and inns. He learns from ancient arts, but at the same time he always keeps his perspectives fresh. Luster overglazes (such as gold, silver, platinum) are heavily used in his pieces. As an overglaze, it is applied to an already glazed and fired surface, and is then fired again to permanently affix it to a piece. Because luster overglazes are made of actual gold, the end result is a brilliance unlike anything else in the ceramics field.
 
His art pieces are displayed at "Izu Okawa Onsen Isarika", "Ikaho Onsen Kishiken Ryokan", "InterContinental Osaka", "St. Regis Osaka", "Otoya New York Greenwich village Store", etc.