Purple Weeping Sakura Mug

This elegant Kyo-yaki mug has a softly rounded shape with subtle faceting along the bottom. Atop the red clay, it has a soft purple glaze, decorated with hand-painted shidarezakura (枝垂れ桜 - weeping cherry blossoms). On the front and along the inside of the lip. The inside is further decorated with a brushstroke of white slip in the Korean hakeme (刷毛目) style. The handle is carefully made to resemble a twisting vine.