This is a new Bizen-yaki mug by Mr. Genmyo. The artist, Mr. Genmyo, explains Bizen-yaki as follows: Bizen-yaki is a pottery that allows you to feel the blessings of nature and its principles with your skin. Various benefits have been traditionally attributed to Bizen-yaki. There's no end to the list, including making flowers in vases last longer and making water and sake smoother and more delicious. There's even a superstitious belief that eating rice from a Bizen-yaki rice bowl makes you less likely to suffer a stroke. Recently, it has become common knowledge that Bizen-yaki enhances the flavor of beer and sake. Indeed, beer tastes delicious with creamy foam. Moreover, even tap water becomes smoother in taste from the moment it's poured. Furthermore, a newspaper article reported that research at Okayama University suggests that Bizen-yaki has an effect of suppressing static electricity, which may be why Bizen mortar was used in the past for mixing gunpowder. As such, Bizen-yaki is widely used by people as everyday tableware. This item is a long Bizen-yaki mug. The size is approximately R8.4cm x H12cm. Please make your purchase based on the images provided. If you purchase other items at the same time, we can ship them together (in which case, we will discount the shipping fee for one of the items). Type: Pottery Type: Mug Type: Bizen-yaki Type: Mug