Hand-painted with delicate brushstrokes, this sauce plate features a bold indigo checkered pattern, bringing a playful yet refined touch to your table. Exuding warmth and character, this plate carries its own unique charm. Its compact size makes it ideal for serving sauces, garnishes, or small snacks like nuts and candies. You can also use it…
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 plum flower-shaped Japanese sauce plate fits comfortably in the palm of your hand. It is a wonderful example of use of Kutani ware colors named gosai (red, yellow, green, purple, and dark blue). Each piece is hand-painted, making the texture of the plate warm and appealing. Perfectly sized as a sauce plate, it is also…
This playful Japanese sauce plate features adorable pandas relaxing in various poses. The vibrant combination of bright red and green, along with the thick, glossy glaze, makes this piece truly eye-catching. With its perfect size for sauces, it is also versatile enough to serve cheese, nuts, condiments, and other small bites. For a stylish and…
This side plate features a beautiful contrast of brilliant colors on a white canvas, making the most of the distinctive texture of porcelain. The fine touch of flowers are hand-painted by an artisan from Ginshu kiln, which is especially known as its romantic and playful painting. The painted areas have a slightly raised texture, a…
This sauce plate features the lovely shape of the rabbit. Each piece is hand-painted, making the texture of the plate warm and appealing. Perfectly sized as a sauce plate, it is also versatile enough to serve cheese, nuts, condiments, and other small bites. You can also use it to hold a small portion of food or relishes,…
This beautiful round plate features blue flowers as if painted with watercolors. The bright design resembles blooming flowers, bringing a joyful atmosphere to the table. It is painted by the female artist, Alyne Ohigashi, who was born in the Philippines. She uses a unique technique called washi-zome (Japanese paper dyeing) and continues her ideal stoneware-making in…
Highly versatile, this sauce plate features citrus medica. Kutani ware uses a brush for painting with Japanese coloring paint, as you can see the painted part is slightly thickened. It is the perfect size as a sauce plate. It is also versatile to serve cheese, nuts, condiments, and other small foods. You may also put…
This square plate is perfectly suited for serving side dishes. The lines drawn along the rim accentuate the dish elegantly. Employing a technique of “Sometsuke” (underglaze cobalt blue) painting on a base brilliantly fired to a pure white, each piece is meticulously crafted, embodying the essence of Seto Sometsuke ware. Since the painting is done…
This unique fan-shaped sauce plate features anthropomorphic animals from the famous caricature scroll “Choju-Giga,” painted between the mid-12th and mid-13th centuries which is designated as a national treasure. Next to the anmials, Kozan-ji, the name of a World Heritage temple in Kyoto that owns this scroll is written in Japanese. The plates are available in different…
Beautiful Japanese plate featuring an impressive, glossy blue glaze. The delicate shinogi patterns, created by shaving the surface, offer different impressions depending on the viewing angle and lighting. Its size is ideal for serving salads, appetizers, side dishes, and even main dishes. With its refreshing look, it also makes the perfect sashimi or sushi platter.
This Japanese plate has light shades of celadon glaze that looks like a white porcelain covered with thin ice. It is created by Taniguchi Seidojo, one of the companies which are dealing premium Kutani ware clay. It is 12 cm (4.7 in) diameter and perfect for serving cheese, nuts, desserts and fruits. You may use…