Medaka Rice Fish Maple Leaf Sauce Plate

Enjoy the elegant design of a Japanese maple leaf adorned with the refined beauty of natural blue-green lustered celadon in this stylish sauce plate from Kosen Kiln. 

With its translucent glaze on the blue-jade hue of celadon, a tranquil atmosphere emanates from its glossy exterior, like the calm surface of a glistening pond. Adorning the surface of the sauce plate are Medaka rice fishes which are depicted with such realism that they look as though they are actually suspended in water. Each fish is hand painted using brushes of differing thicknesses to draw detailed designs. Three small dots give movement to the fish and add a delicate touch to the design. One can almost feel the fish gracefully swimming in a pond with their slightly curved tails.

This sauce plate is the perfect size for plating various types of sauces and condiments. Serve small sweets alongside a cup of Japanese tea or hot coffee. Present small appetizers before a meal on this dainty plate. 

The Medaka Rice Fish series also includes plates and bowls that can be coordinated with this sauce plate to give your tabletop a unified theme. This sauce plate is packaged in a durable paper box labeled with the name of the kiln on Washi paper making it a perfect item as a gift. 

Nabeshima Kosen Kiln specializes in products that use three techniques that are characteristic of Nabeshima ware: Iro-Nabeshima, Sometsuke, and celadon. The company’s founder, Tameo Kawasoe, has long studied celadon porcelain with a strong desire to make Nabeshima celadon ware available to as many people as possible.

The current third generation, Takahiko Kawasoe, has a vision of “establishing Nabeshima culture” and began research and development of celadon from a different perspective from that of his grandfather. The kiln is working daily with the hope that the future of Nabeshima ware will be enriched 100 years from now.