Sake cup - Ochoko

...It is a type of cup, usually a small ceramic vessel. It is a variation of <choku>, and there is a theory by Arai Hakuseki that <choku> is related to the Go-on pronunciation of <zhong>, or the Fujian pronunciation, or the Korean pronunciation, but this is unclear. Choko is a phonetic character of <choku>. As the Morisada Manko states, "In recent years in the Edo period, choshi are used only for Shikisei, and warm tokkuri are used for Kamo. ... In recent years, lacquer cups are rarely used for sake cups, and porcelain is used exclusively. ... In the three capitals, Shikisei and lacquered cups are used, and choko are used for Kamo. For Shikisei, lacquered cups are used first, and choko is used later, as in the case of choshi," choko was widely used in combination with warm tokkuri during the Edo period. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ochoko" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…杯の一種で，ふつう陶磁製の小器をいう。〈ちょく〉からの変化で，〈ちょく〉は〈鍾〉の呉音，あるいは福建音，朝鮮音に関係があるとする新井白石の説などがあるが，はっきりしない。猪口は〈ちょく〉の当て字である。《守貞漫稿》が〈江戸近年式正ニノミ銚子ヲ用ヒ，畧ニハ燗徳利ヲ用フ。……盃モ近年ハ漆盃ヲ用フコト稀ニテ磁器ヲ専用トス。……三都トモ式正，塗杯，畧ニハ猪口。式正ニモ初塗杯，後猪口ヲ用フコト銚子ニ准ス〉としているように，江戸時代には燗徳利との組合せで猪口はひろく普及した。…

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