Rice wine cup
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A rice wine cup is a vessel for drinking rice wine. In China, Japan and Korea, the traditional rice wine cups are usually round and shallow, in contrast to the deeper wine glasses of Western culture.
An "eared" metal rice wine cup (羽觞) from the Tang dynasty period, China
Cups used for drinking a special rice wine, called Toso in Japan
Masu (measurement)
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A masu was originally a square wooden box used to measure rice in Japan during the feudal period. In 1885 Japan signed the Convention du Mètre and in 1886 converted all of its traditional measures to
Rice wine cup
…Choko” or “Kikichoko”, a larger Ochoko with a concentric blue and white pattern on the inside of the cup to examine the sake's color and clearness. Masu A square box vessel. Originated as a tool for measurement rather than a drinking cup, the Masu was used by merchants in the Edo Period to measure…
1-Shō masu, a wooden box. (10 times volume of 1-gō masu)
1-gō masu, a wooden box used for measuring portions of rice or sake