Sake set
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A sake set (
Server[edit]
The server of a sake set is a flask called a tokkuri (
Drinking cups[edit]
Formerly, sake was sold by volume in a wooden box measuring cup, known as a masu[7] which has a volume of one gō (180 ml, 6.3 imp fl oz, 6.1 US fl oz) and was also used to drink. In the past, the wooden box was said to complement the traditionally brewed sake, as it is brewed in a wooden cask (
Nowadays, the sake is typically served in ceramic cups. The cups used for drinking sake are generally small cylindrical vessels called o-choko or choko (
While not a traditional serving utensil, a shot glass is also used. In the United States, it is used as a substitute for ochoko, while in Japan it is used in conjunction with masu. Sake stemware is also used, which is essentially a glass sake cup elevated above a wide base. Sake stemware, as well as glass tokkuri, are now commonly used to serve chilled sake.
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A decorated lacquer masu
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Overflowing glass inside the masu
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A dancing Hakata ningyō doll holding a large sakazuki (Kuroda bushi)
References[edit]
- ^ James Curtis Hepburn "Chirori", A Japanese and English dictionary: with an English and Japanese index, American Presbyterian Mission Press (Shanghai), 1867, p. 41.
- ^ (in Japanese) "
銚釐 ", kotobank/Asahi Shimbun, accessdate=2010-12-22. - ^ (in Japanese) "お
燗 グッズ本格 派 錫 製 ちろり", Japan Prestige Sake Association, accessdate=2010-12-22. - ^ Sepp Linhart "Some Thoughts on the Ken Game in Japan: From the Viewpoint of Comparative Civilization Studies" Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, Senri Ethnological Studies, 40 (1995), p. 101-124.
- ^ (in Japanese) "
湯 婆 ", kotobank/Asahi Shimbun, accessdate=2010-12-22. - ^ (in Japanese) "ちろり" Archived 2003-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Dewazakura Sake Brewery Corporation, accessdate=2010-12-22.
- ^ (in Japanese) "
枡 酒 ", Yahoo! Japan Dictionary/日本 国語 大 辞典 , accessdate=2010-12-22.
External links[edit]
- Sake Flask Shapes Guide
- Tokkuri- Sake Flask Shapes
- Yoshio Tsuchiya, Masaru Yamamoto (food styling), Eiji Kori (photography), Juliet Winters Carpenter (translation) "Saké servers", The Fine Art of Japanese Food Arrangement, Kodansha International (Tokyo), 2002, p. 70. ISBN 978-4-7700-2930-0