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Kutani Wine Cup Pair — Bizan Kiln Kotori Shunshū Spring Autumn Bird 15 cm

$160.30 USD

Low stock: 3 left

  • Ships from Japan
  • Tracked & hand-packed
  • Damage covered
  • Dispatched in 1–3 business days
  • Porcelain
  • Not microwave-safe
  • Hand-wash only
  • Made in Japan

Bizan Kutani spring and autumn wine cup pair

Bizan Kiln’s Kotori Shunshū pair divides the year between two 15 cm wine cups: cherry blossom for spring and maple leaves for autumn. Each Kutani porcelain bowl is painted with a small songbird, then set on a slim gold-toned metal stem and wide circular foot.

  • Set: Two wine cups
  • Maker: Bizan Kiln (九谷 美山)
  • Material: Porcelain bowls with gold-toned metal stems and feet
  • Each cup: 7.2 cm diameter × 15 cm high (2.83 × 5.91 in)
  • Approximate capacity: 100–140 ml each
  • Decoration: Hand-applied iroe overglaze in the Kutani gosai palette
  • Ware: Kutani-yaki
  • Origin: Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Two seasonal motifs

  • Spring: A blue songbird perches on a brown branch among pink, white, and yellow cherry blossoms with teal leaves.
  • Autumn: A brown-and-blue songbird sits among teal and green maple leaves.

Both designs are outlined in iron red and filled with red, green, yellow, purple, and cobalt overglaze colour. Each porcelain bowl carries the red square Kutani Bizan seal just above the metal stem.

Details & dimensions

Set contents: 2 wine cups
Material: Porcelain
Origin: Made in Japan
Style: Kutani ware / bird and seasonal motif wine cup pair
Diameter: 7.2 cm (2.8 in)
Height: 15 cm (5.9 in)
Packaging: Gift box
Production year: 2023

Shipping, duties & delivery

Ships from Japan.

Orders are typically dispatched within 1–3 business days after payment is confirmed.

Estimated delivery times vary by destination and may be affected by customs clearance, public holidays, and local carrier conditions.

Buyers are responsible for any customs duties, VAT, and import taxes that may apply in the destination country.

Packaging & gifting

Includes a gift box.

Carefully packed for gifting and safe delivery from Japan.

Fragile items are additionally packed with protective wrapping and cushioning materials for international delivery.

Care instructions

Hand-wash only — warm water, mild dish soap, soft cloth; rinse and towel-dry promptly so water does not sit at the bowl-stem join. The gold-toned metal stem makes this set incompatible with the microwave (metal will arc), so never microwave; hand-washing also protects the hand-painted iroe overglaze.

Handle with care to protect the painted porcelain surface and the stem.

Because each piece is individually decorated, slight differences in brushwork, glaze tone, and motif placement may occur and are part of its character.

Returns / damage support

Returns and exchanges are accepted within 30 days of delivery for eligible items. For a standard return or exchange, return shipping is the buyer's responsibility, and items must be returned in their original condition and packaging.

If your item arrives damaged, defective, or significantly different from the description, please contact us as soon as possible after delivery with clear photos of the item and packaging. ZenKiln will cover the reasonable return or replacement cost where applicable.

Cancellations are accepted within 12 hours of purchase. See our Refund Policy for full terms.

THE MAKER

Bizan Kiln

美山窯 · Ishikawa

Bizan Kiln (美山窯) is a modern Kutani-yaki kiln in Ishikawa Prefecture specialising in kachō (花鳥 birds-and-flowers) hand-painted iroe overglaze in the gosai 5-colour Kutani palette. Best known for the Kōtori Shunshū (小鳥春秋 ‘Little Birds Spring & Autumn’) paired wine cups, painted in observational detail — sakura with songbird for spring, momiji with songbird for autumn — mounted on shared gold-toned metal stems.

Independent Kutani kiln, not separately METI-listed; tradition designated 1975

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