This beautiful dinner plate features a hand-painted arabesque pattern, a signature motif of Tobe ware. The indigo shade adds a contemporary touch to the traditional design. With its thick, rounded rim, this plate brings a soft, welcoming feel to your table. Durable and crafted for long-term use, it’s ideally sized for serving salads, appetizers, sushi…
This chrysanthemum-shaped sauce plate features a matte white glaze. On top of that, the glaze is again applied as if it were sprinkled with flakes of snow. Chrysanthemum is a shape often used in Japanese tableware. Chrysanthemums have meanings such as “love” and “true strength” and are known as an auspicious motif. Perfect size as…
This octagonal kobachi small bowl features a hand-painted arabesque pattern, a representative motif of Tobe ware. The deep indigo shade adds a hint of modern elegance. Perfect for serving small portions of side dishes like tangy sunomono or simmered nimono, it’s also suited for a scoop of ice cream or fresh fruit. The octagonal rim…
This unique Japanese rice bowl has a bicolor cat’s face on the inside and the body and footprints on the outside. The design that looks like an innocent face peeking into the rice bowl sets a bright mood for the dining table. The unique rim follows the shape of the face. With its humorous design and…
Adorned with blue lines with a hand-drawn feel and charming dots along both the inner and outer rims, this regular-sized donburi bowl has a simple yet modern look. This piece also has a pleasant weight and warmth to the touch that make it a delight to hold in one’s hands. The bowl is perfect for…
This sauce plate features the Mokubei-style painting of lovely cats, just relaxing and sleeping in a nonchalant posture. Such daily lives of cats and their favorite things like fish, balls of yarn, and toys are playfully depicted on this plate. Perfectly sized as a sauce plate, it is also versatile to serve cheese, nuts, condiments,…
This cute flower-shaped white sauce plate has Ishidatami (cobblestone) designs which are believed to bring good luck in terms of eternity, development, expansion and prosperity because of its continuity pattern. This cobblestone pattern was also adopted as the emblem for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. While Kutani ware is loved for its vibrant colors, the hachi-kutani series…
This elegant kobachi small bowl with leg is suitable for serving appetizers, cold dishes, and other small foods and makes them look more beautiful. It is also a great home decoration as it brings a sophisticated atmosphere to your room. The beautiful gradation expands your imagination, such as the sky’s azure, the cosmic blue, the…
This sauce plate features a phoenix, a symbol of immortality, love, and happiness, in ko-Kutani (old Kutani) style, which is known as depicting nature-themed designs and distinctive bright colors of Kutani ware. The phoenix beautifully showcases the traditional five Kutani colors, gosaired, yellow, green, purple, and dark blue. Perfect as a sauce plate, it is…
This is a large soup bowl with a lid. The glossy texture of the surface is beautiful, and the gold painting of spear flowers gives it an elegant feel. With its tall footing and lid, it is an ideal soup bowl for ceremonial occasions. At New Year’s in Japan, people enjoy zoni, also known as ozoni,…
This large serving bowl is colored in gorgeous gold on the inside and a clear white on the outside. This deep plate can be used to serve a salad or a main course. It is perfect for parties to lavishly display a leafy salad in bright green colors or to plate sashimi. The slightly grainy…
This round side plate is crafted by Takayama Toki, a renowned maker of Hasami porcelain, and dyed with seitan, a kind of indigo. It features a finely detailed yoraku design along the rim, an intricate pattern that originates from luxurious ancient Indian necklaces and ornaments. Traditionally, this pattern has been cherished as an auspicious symbol…