This is a kind of shochu liquor cup named Sorakyu which is sometimes called the ultimate weapon as drinking because it can not be put on a table while drinking. The word “Sorakyu”is said that it comes from a situation : When people are given sake with the word "Sora", they have to drink all in one gulp with a sound "Kyu". Sora is a shout of giving in Japanese. Kyu is an onomatopoeia for drinking. The other a different origin may that the word "Sora" comes from the word "Sora-osoroshii" and "Kyu" cames from "Kyukyoku". Sora-osoroshii means "very terrible", and Kyukyoku means "ultimate". So this cup can not be put on the table while a party irrespective of the fact ＞_＜ .
When we asked the pottery about Sorakyu, they grew livelier. They gave us a long mail full of a interesting information. Of course they make the Sorakyu with thier love.
This type Sorakyu has an incline bottom. If you put it on the table by force, shochu liquor will spill out. Please enjoy a party using this traditional cup of Kagoshima. Oh, and please drink shochu liquor within bounds.
By the way Sorakyu is used mainly on the islands. People who live in Kagoshima mainland don't use them. Because they can not wait to drink, so they favorite a big tea cup. And they sometimes have bottle in their mouth and drink directly. It is a difference of thier culture between the islands and the mainland.
Because they are the handmade, each color and each size are different. The below size is an instance.
Height： About ３．５ｃｍ
Diameter： About ８ｃｍ
