Edo Glass Mt. Fuji Glass Mug, Tajima Glass

This is a glass series that emphasizes usability.

Fuji on the bottom of the glass was designed to be as close to the real thing as possible. The color of your drink reflects off the surface of the mountain, allowing you to enjoy the various expressions of Mt. Fuji.

This product won the Grand Prix / Japan Tourism Agency Commissioner’s Award in the goods/novelty category of the Souvenir Grand Prix 2015 sponsored by the Japan Tourism Agency of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism.

Size:
Capacity 380ml, mouth diameter 76mm, height 150mm
Inner box size 90*170*88mm

Material:
Lead free soda glass

Made in Japan

Handwash only

About Edo Glass and Edo Kiriko:
Edo glass is the glass that is still manufactured in the same way as people did in Edo Era in Japan. It can’t be automated by machinery, and therefore the manufacturers can’t make that many at once. Glass products are made by a mold.

The glass creators hold a straw-like stick (which has a hole in the center) and put the “seed” of glass on the end. They put this stick into a mold into which shape they turn the glass and blow the stick. The material of glass on the other end of the stick begins to balloon in the mold, making the shape of it eventually. This procedure runs in great heat to soften the material. In this case, the finished product becomes thin.

There is another way of using molds: they put the heated material of glass into a mold and press it by the other counterpart mold. In this case, the finished product becomes thick, so it’s good for making plates and so on. In addition, skillful artisans of Edo glass can blow the stick with material on the other end without a mold, and they shape it by rods.

They put this in a kiln to exposure it into 1,400 degrees Celsius. When put some patterns on this surface, the glass product is called “Edo Kiriko”; Kiriko means the technique to cut and grind glass to embellish it, and this cutting procedure is also manual. Because of this manual process, the finished product becomes a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. The manufacturer can’t make the identical one twice.

About Tajima Glass田島硝子株式会社:
Tajima Glass Co., Ltd. (Tajima Glass) is a manufacturer of Edo glass and Edo Kiriko located at Edogawa-ku, Tokyo. In 1956 ( Showa 31), it is Founded by Matsutaro Tajima in Edogawa Ward. In 1962 , it has established their own factory in Matsue, Edogawa-ku, the company's current location. They manufacture tumblers and wine glasses for commercial use.

The final polishing process for Edo Kiriko usually involves a combination of acid polishing using chemicals and manual polishing. At Tajima Glass this process is entirely done by hand. In addition, in 2009, Tajima Glass has succeeded in covering Edo Kiriko with black colored glass for the first time.

The Fuji mountain series of glass products have been the most popular series since it's introduced and has won the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 54th National Souvenirs Competition.