Gold-Red Gradation Ice Cup
 
(Product Features)
This antique ice cup features a beautiful gradation from deep gold-red to clear glass, achieved by incorporating real gold into the raw glass material. This method produces a rich, warm hue that cannot be replicated with ordinary pigments and is considered more valuable and rare than other red glass due to the high cost and difficulty of the process.
The cup’s compact, rounded form is designed for serving shaved ice (kōri), a popular summer treat in the Meiji to Taisho period. Today, it can also be enjoyed as a unique dessert bowl, a small vase, or a collectible display piece.
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Estimated Era
Meiji to Taisho period (late 19th – early 20th century)
 
About Gold-Red Glass
Gold-red glass, also known as cranberry glass, is created by incorporating gold chloride or colloidal gold into molten glass. The resulting deep red hue cannot be replicated with ordinary pigments and remains one of the most prized glass colors due to the cost of materials and the skill required to achieve it.
 
Notes:
As an antique, minor scratches or bubbles in the glass are part of its original character and not considered defects.
Not dishwasher safe — hand washing is recommended.
Due to its age, please handle with care.