This deep side plate in a shiny dark blue color has an exquisite silhouette with wide rims and and a beautiful curve. The size is perfect for serving a salad, appetizers, sunomono “vinegared food,” aemono “seasoned or sauced food” and nimono “simmered food.” It is great for not only Japanese food, but also various food…
These triangular cut watermelon chopstick rests are the perfect addition to your dining table. The vivid colors and clear transparency will impart a feeling of natural freshness to your mealtime decor. Only the watermelon in the middle has the bite marks, making it a good design for placing chopsticks. Perfect for summer dining tables and embodying all…
This exquisite set of 5 sauce plates is meticulously handcrafted and painted by skilled artisans. Each plate features a seasonal flowercherry blossoms, hydrangeas, cosmos, sunflowers, and camelliasbrought to life with vibrant and harmonious colors, reflecting the beauty of nature throughout the year. These plates are the perfect size for soy sauce when enjoying sushi. Serve…
This rice bowl features flower petals delicately painted by artisans of Ginshu Kiln, which is especially known as its romantic and playful pastel colored painting. The painted areas have a slightly raised texture, a characteristic of Kutani ware, which is traditionally hand-painted using Japanese coloring pigments and a brush. With a diameter of 10.3 cm(4.1 in),…
This donburi fascinates with its elegant water plant motif, highlighted with brown splashes. The green glaze and abstract brushstrokes are characteristic of Yashichida Oribe ware. Hand-crafted, this bowl reflects nature’s rustic beauty by accentuating the rokurome, or the rhythmic marks made by the potter’s wheel, which add a special texture and warmth. Mino ware is…
A beautiful pair of rice bowls with a pink and blue sasanqua motif. It is beautifully applied Ginsai, the Kutani ware technique by which five-color glaze is applied over silver foil. The cracks on the surface are created by the traditional technique of “Kannyu” (penetration), which allows you to enjoy the beauty of handcrafting.The shape made on…
This unique small plate is shaped like two chrysanthemums joined together. One of them features a petal pattern colored in indigo blue. Its shape and design make it perfect for serving soy sauce and small relishessuch as spring onions, wasabi, ground ginger, and sesame seedsthat are often served with soy sauce when enjoying sashimi or…
This unique chopstick rest is shaped like takoyaki, complete with mayonnaise and aonori (dried seaweed) for a realistic touch. One of the two pieces even has a small hole, allowing you to stick a toothpickjust like the real thing! Playful and full of humor, this chopstick rest adds a fun twist to your table. In…
This beautiful glossy plate features a shape of a ginkgo leave that is finished with a lacquered technique called “Tame-nuri.” Tame-nuri is a lacquering technique in which the red color can be seen through the translucent lacquer by applying a coat of translucent black lacquer on top of a middle coat of red lacquer….
This square kobachi small bowl features a hand-painted chrysanthemum pattern with a modern, geometric design. The indigo shade adds a contemporary touch, while the natural motifs convey the warmth of hand-painting. It’s perfect for serving a variety of side dishes, such as tangy sunomono or slowly simmered nimono. The bowl’s shape stands out with its…
This is a unique gourd-shaped chopstick rest set by Hozan Kiln of Kyo ware. The gourd shape, which spreads out at the bottom, has been considered a good luck charm for warding off disasters and bringing in happiness since ancient times in Japan. Furthermore, the net pattern is a motif commonly used in Japanese tableware,…
This serving tray is the result of a collaboration between a matte, subdued aluminum tray and a deep, moist Echizen lacquerware tray. Shippo is a pattern in which parallel circles of the same size are overlaid one quarter on top of the other, resulting in a continuous combination of a diamond-like shape and a petal-like shape….