Umezawa Hinoki Masu Measuring Cup – 1-Go, 172 ml

Inquiry ID : 0028

🌸 Description

This Umezawa masu—a square measuring cup—is made in Japan from hinoki cypress. Its pale wood grain and distinctive interlocking corner pattern give it a simple, understated appearance.

The 1-go model has a stated capacity of 172 ml. It measures 85 × 85 × 52 mm externally, with interior dimensions of 64 × 64 × 42 mm.

🌸 Features

• Hinoki cypress wood
• Made in Japan
• 1-go model with a stated capacity of 172 ml
• External dimensions: 85 × 85 × 52 mm
• Internal dimensions: 64 × 64 × 42 mm
• Square shape with visible wood grain and interlocking corner pattern

🍶 History

Masu were originally measuring vessels rather than primarily drinking cups. Used for grain and liquids such as sake and oil, they served households, trade, and taxation, measuring a fixed volume when filled level with the rim. During the medieval period, different estates and authorities used masu of varying capacities, so historical measures were not always equivalent to modern ones. In the late sixteenth century, Toyotomi Hideyoshi promoted the kyō-masu, or “Kyoto measure,” alongside his land surveys to provide a common basis for calculating agricultural production. In 1669, the Tokugawa shogunate ordered adoption of a new kyō-masu. Official standardization did not erase every local difference: domains continued to use varying measures for tax collection and rice stipends.

This Japan-made hinoki item is identified as a 1-go masu. Its square form connects it to the traditional Japanese measuring vessel.

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