Curious about traditional japanese table setting

[udonboi]

I googled Japanese table setting and saw a few pictures, but was hoping someone could share their photo of a table setting.

Also, for serving "ice tea" and not "traditional japanese hot tea", what is the best container to serve it in? Is there a special shape of glass or container to use that would not effect the authenticity of my table setting.

At Japanese restaurants, everything on the table will be authentic looking and then they serve ice tea in a western glass which doesn't complete the look. Any suggestions here?

[Nyororin]

Everyone I know in Japan and every restaurant I have been to serves it in a regular glass - even the most upscale places. That IS the authentic and likely traditional way to serve it.

Hunting down something else more "Japanese" will more than likely just look odd in the end.

[ozkai]

I'm on the glass with Nyorin.

I can't see whay glasses are not Japanese?

I brought back with me 24 hand made drinking glasses from Kyoto.. They make some beautiful drinking glasses in Japan.

[Nyororin]

If you really really want to be picky, and are trying to make some sort of display of old fashioned Japanese table settings -

are about as "traditional" as you can get. From what I understand these are the types of glasses that have been around for 100+ years.

[burkhartdesu]

At all the places I ate, none of the dishes were fancy- as a matter of a fact I think it's a tad more classy and refined if they aren't all extravagant.

But if that's what you're going for.

[udonboi]

Thanks for all the replies. Nyororin, do you have a link to an online site to purchase those glasses? (they look great)

I realize that just a regular glass is fine and I can continue to use my western ice tea glasses. I was just curious about what other people used.

[RadioKid]

It is called as 切子細工 or 江戸切子(kiriko-saiku/zaiku or Edo-kiriko).

Ask Google for kiriko glass or 切子 to find the venders.

[TalnSG]

Originally Posted by udonboi

At Japanese restaurants, everything on the table will be authentic looking and then they serve ice tea in a western glass which doesn't complete the look. Any suggestions here?

But isn't the practice of put ice in tea rather western itself?

[Nyororin]

Originally Posted by TalnSG

But isn't the practice of put ice in tea rather western itself?

Not at all.
Cool/cold tea has been around about as long as hot tea. Tea with ice has been served in Japan during summer as long as there have been ways to get ice to put into it.

[TalnSG]

Originally Posted by Nyororin

Not at all.
Cool/cold tea has been around about as long as hot tea. Tea with ice has been served in Japan during summer as long as there have been ways to get ice to put into it.

Ahh, that makes sense. I have just noticed that sometimes visitors here seem surprised when its served. Maybe its because restaurants assume and don't ask whether we want hot or cold tea.