{"product_id":"extoril-hiyazakura-pair","title":"EXTORIL HIYAZAKURA PAIR","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlain white. Until you pour something cold.\u003c\/strong\u003e HIYAZAKURA is a colour-changing Mino ware sake cup from Tajimi, Japan, and PAIR is two of them. Pour a drink at 17°C \/ 63°F or below and pink cherry blossoms open across the white ceramic; the colder the drink, the deeper the pink. Let a cup warm to room temperature and it goes white again, ready to bloom for the next pour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePAIR: two cups\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo cups. The one people give away — and the one that gets the giver poured a drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo HIYAZAKURA sake cups. Only the cups are included: any sake pitcher, box, tray or blossom branch in the photographs is styling, not part of the set. Two is also the size of the maker's own set. The same cup is in every pack. ONE, PAIR and TRIO differ only in how many cups they hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat happens when you pour\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet it down. White ceramic, nothing to look at.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePour something cold: 17°C \/ 63°F or below.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePink opens across the cup. The colder the pour, the deeper it goes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLet it warm. The cup returns to white at room temperature and does it again next time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMade in Tajimi, Gifu, by a maker of sake cups since 1887\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMino ware, Mino-yaki, is the ceramic tradition of Gifu Prefecture in central Japan. HIYAZAKURA is made in Tajimi, the largest ceramic-producing area in Japan, by MARUMO TAKAGI, who have been producing ceramic sake cups since 1887, when the company still traded as Marui Shoten. The colour change is temperature doing the work: cold brings the blossoms up, warmth takes them away, and the cup is made to do it over and over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications, per cup\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManufacturer: MARUMO TAKAGI, Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechnique: Mino ware (Mino-yaki)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: ceramic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: Φ9.0 × H3.4 cm (Φ3.54\" × H1.33\")\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 180 g (0.4 lbs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapacity: 70 ml (2.37 oz)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColour change: from 17°C \/ 63°F down; returns to white at room temperature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-wash only, in warm water with a soft cloth. Dry it by hand and store it out of direct light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot for the dishwasher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot for the microwave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot for the oven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot for direct flame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot for IH induction hobs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo scrubbing brushes or abrasive cleaners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvoid prolonged direct sunlight, which fades the colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe name\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e冷や (hiya) is the Japanese word for sake served chilled; 桜 (zakura) is cherry blossom. Chilled cherry blossom. Hanami, the custom of drinking under the cherry trees, lasts a couple of weeks a year in Japan. This puts it on a table in November.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EXTORIL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58513380966744,"sku":null,"price":45.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0991\/6366\/8824\/files\/media-photo-pair.jpg?v=1789818275","url":"https:\/\/extoril.com\/products\/extoril-hiyazakura-pair","provider":"Extoril","version":"1.0","type":"link"}