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Soba-choko (Japanese: そ ば 猪 口) are 3 to 9 cm porcelain containers. Mass-produced for domestic use in Japan during the Edo Imari soba-choko pro period (1620–1886), the Soba-choko were traditionally grouped in a configuration of five.
Most scholars believe that soba-choko derives from the Korean word chonchi or chongka - which means wine cup or b...
Soba-choko (Japanese: そ ば 猪 口) are 3 to 9 cm porcelain containers. Mass-produced for domestic use in Japan during the Edo Imari soba-choko pro period (1620–1886), the Soba-choko were traditionally grouped in a configuration of five.
Most scholars believe that soba-choko derives from the Korean word chonchi or chongka - which means wine cup or bowl. Originally, sobachoko were used as spice carriers or drinking vessels, but later became mainly used to contain sauce for dipping noodles Ogawa Keishi and Nakano Tari both suggest that the first noodle shop was installed in Osaka during the Kyoho era (1710s) when soba-choko was produced and used 60 years earlier. More specifically, Nakano sites in historical documents indicate that the first noodles were consumed during the Kan'ei era (1620s), but they were only marketed in the 1710s. Soba-choko was produced in various regions of Japan, including Imari / Arita (Hizen) in Kyushu, Seto in Aichi, Kirikomi in Sendai and Oda in Tosa. Each region produced its own design, color and shape.
japanese teacup yunomi MYA035-E045
Japanese Soba choko cup ceramic TAKO KARAKUSA
Japanese Soba choko cup ceramic BURU HANA
Japanese traditional colour white Soba choko cup with blue patterns in ceramic SHONZUI
japanese white Soba choko cup KOHIKI SHINOGI
Japanese Soba choko cup in ceramic KOHANA blue flowers
Japanese Soba choko cup in ceramic TAKO KARAKUSA blue patterns
Japanese teacup ceramic MYA083E04 size : made in Japan
Japanese green Soba choko cups ceramic BEJI
japanese blue turquois Soba choko in ceramic HISUIMARUCHI