Edo Kiriko Violet Peacock Hand-Cut Whisky Glass

A glass of jewel-toned brilliance and decorative confidence. the Edo Kiriko Handcrafted Violet Peacock Whisky Glass renders the peacock — in the saturated violet of imperial silks and Rinpa-school painting — into hand-cut crystal. The deep violet color catches light like the eyes of peacock plumage. shifting between richness and luminosity as the glass turns in the hand.

The Peacock in the Rinpa Tradition

The peacock has long been a beloved subject in Japanese decorative arts. particularly in the Rinpa (琳派) school — a tradition of bold. jewel-toned painting founded in early 17th-century Kyoto and refined by masters like Ogata Kōrin. Rinpa artists adored the peacock for its capacity to express both grandeur and stylized abstraction; the bird's iridescent feathers translated naturally into the school's signature flat. saturated color fields. Centuries later. this same aesthetic would cross oceans to influence Art Nouveau and the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany. To carry the peacock in violet is to participate in this lineage of confident. jewel-toned beauty — the kind of art that does not ask to be admired but assumes admiration as its due.

Murasaki (紫) — The Color of Imperial Refinement

In Japanese tradition. the color murasaki (紫) — deep purple — holds a special status. During the Heian period. sumptuary laws reserved certain purple dyes for the highest aristocracy; the dye itself was so rare that the word came to signify excellence and refinement. To pair the peacock — bird of beauty — with murasaki — color of nobility — is to compound two layers of cultural significance into a single glass.

The Kise (被せ) Technique

The saturated violet color is achieved through the traditional kise (被せ) overlay technique. A thin layer of violet-tinted crystal is fused over a clear crystal core; the artisan then hand-cuts through the colored layer with carefully judged pressure. revealing flashes of clarity beneath. The interplay between violet surface and crystal depths is what gives this glass its distinctive luminosity — color that reads not flat. but layered. like watered silk.

Hand-Cut Through Patient Tradition

Every facet of the peacock motif is shaped by hand against a spinning wheel through tens of thousands of careful strokes. The dense. multi-directional cutting captures light from every angle. scattering it across the body of the glass like the eyes on peacock feathers. The lead-free crystal carries its 350 g weight with grounded authority — solid in the hand. refined to the eye.

Perfect For

Single Malt Scotch. Bourbon. Japanese whisky. and any aged spirit served neat or on the rocks. A particularly thoughtful gift for those drawn to decorative arts traditions — collectors of Rinpa. Art Nouveau. or Tiffany glass. lovers of jewel-toned aesthetics. students of Japanese painting. Also a meaningful gesture for those who appreciate the symbolism of nobility and refinement (purple being the color of imperial heritage). or for anyone whose taste runs toward saturated color rather than restraint. A glass for the bar of someone who knows what they like.

Product Specifications

- Craft: Authentic Edo Kiriko Technique
- Material: Hand-Cut Lead-Free Crystal
- Design: Violet Peacock Motif with Hand-Cut Facets
- Color: Deep Violet (Murasaki-Inspired)
- Technique: Kise (被せ) Color Overlay
- Diameter: 3.5 in / 9 cm
- Height: 3.9 in / 10 cm
- Capacity: 10.1 fl oz / 300 ml
- Weight: 12.3 oz / 350 g
- Packaging: 1× Whisky Glass + 1× Wooden Gift Box
- Care: Hand wash only — no dishwasher. no microwave

* Each glass is handcrafted. Minor variations in dimensions. weight. and pattern are inherent to the artisan process and make every piece unique.