Lomonosov ❤︎ New First Class Dancing Horse Mug & Saucer Imperial Porcelain ★ Immediate purchase welcome ★ Final sale price: 8999 yen including shipping ★ Buy 2 ceramic items → an additional 600 yen off the total, buy 3 items This is a top-class Russian tableware brand, established in 1744 by order of the Russian Imperial Family. It is still used by the Russian government for official state dinners. In the past, it was also sold irregularly in high-end department stores in Japan, such as Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi and Shinjuku Isetan. This item features: A deep, dark sky blue, close to blue, and gold accents. A lady is riding in a luxurious carriage, with a young coachman controlling three spirited horses, dancing through the snow-covered Russian forest. It's a very elegant mug with a saucer. Actually, Lomonosov has many horse motifs, and due to the beauty and dynamism of the horse depictions, it is also popular with horse riding and horse racing fans. The mug is smaller than a typical Starbucks mug, but slightly larger for a Japanese mug. It holds approximately 350cc when full, so about 300cc when filled to 80%. It's the perfect size for a desk work companion, or for a large cup of coffee or cafe au lait to wake you up, or for a morning wake-up tea with plenty of milk in hot, strong tea like the British. And, even though it's a mug, it comes with a 【proper saucer】, which gives it a unique and stylish atmosphere. It's convenient for desk work as it doesn't easily stain documents, and the saucer is about 16cm in diameter and relatively shallow, so I sometimes repurpose it as a small cake plate, or put a piece of toast (which sticks out quite a bit) on it and make a simple morning set with a mug of milk tea. ★ There is no original box. We import new, first-class items directly from the kiln. ★ Compared to other brands sold in Japanese department stores, Lomonosov is quite rough in quality. There are small scratches, paint errors, and especially unevenness and splashes in the gold accents, which are almost always present. Please understand. ★ Lomonosov porcelain uses the traditional "upside-down firing" method, so the rim of the cup has a smooth feel, and the tone of the gold and colors is slightly different from the rest, but the glaze is properly absorbed, so please rest assured.