This Akita-brand of porcelain cup makes a lovely piece of art at home and I was really fortunate to have received a pair of them as gifts-one with azalea and the other with a crimson olive flower design.
I use it to drink Japanese tea -which needs to be slightly cooled- and thus explains why the cup is not suitable for coffee, even though coffee doesn't look strange in it. Bone china cups are best for coffee.
