VINTAGE - Uno Chiyo Sakura Yunomi & Plate Set – Hanagasumi Collection

Dimensions (Size):

Box-25x20cm

Plates-13cm

Cups-8cmx7cm

Included Items:

5 plates

5 cups

Material (Made of):

porcelain

Condition / Damages:

Perfect

Elegant vintage Japanese tea set inspired by the aesthetic world of celebrated Japanese writer and designer Uno Chiyo (宇野千代), famous for her lifelong admiration of sakura blossoms and refined feminine Japanese design. This boxed set includes delicately decorated porcelain yunomi tea cups paired with a matching pink sakura-shaped serving plate.

The cups feature a soft pink gradient design with floating cherry blossom petals accented by subtle gold decoration, creating a light and airy atmosphere reminiscent of falling sakura during spring in Japan. The decoration style is characteristic of the Uno Chiyo tableware collections, which became especially popular as elegant Japanese giftware during the late Showa and Heisei periods. Sources describing Uno Chiyo tableware emphasize her signature use of graceful sakura motifs, soft color gradients, and elegant floral presentation intended for refined everyday living and gift culture.

Uno Chiyo herself was one of Japan’s most iconic modern literary and cultural figures, widely associated with sakura imagery and elegant Japanese femininity. Many Japanese lifestyle and tableware collections released under her name focused on cherry blossom themes inspired by her famous phrase that sakura represented happiness and beauty.

This set beautifully captures the nostalgic atmosphere of Japanese spring aesthetics and makes an elegant addition to tea ceremonies, wagashi serving, japandi interiors, or vintage Japanese tableware collections.

Important Notice

The items are pre-owned, so please note that they may have small stains or imperfections that we may not have noticed.

We are a company with an official state permit, known as Kobutsu Sho, for trading second-hand goods. All products are authentic and sold in accordance with Japanese law.