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 bowl fascinates with its charming red and white camellia motif, reflecting the beauty of nature. Tsujii Musashi, the artisan behind the kiln, draws inspiration from his surroundings to create pieces that embody a subtle, rustic elegance. The bowl’s refined appearance is further enhanced by gohondenatural pinkish spots that emerge after the firing process. Its…
This is a Hasami ware rice bowl made by Kousai Kiln. It is handpainted to bring out the warm texture of the clay. The base of the rice bowl is finished in green with a blue grape and leaf design. The rough texture of the clay is coated with a glossy, bright glaze that offers different textures….
These are children’s chopsticks made of natural wood and lacquer, embellished with maki-e, a traditional lacquerware technique. The top ends are cut diagonally with lovely gold and silver hearts on red. Perfect for children from around five to nine years old, these chopsticks feature square tips for easy handling. The joy children experience using them makes…
This regular-sized Japanese ramen bowl boasts a captivating design, featuring a whale swimming gracefully through the ocean, surrounded by waves and splashes. The artwork is primarily depicted in black, while the wave patterns on the exterior are elegantly brushed in shaded indigo blue. Its size and shape are perfect for ramen and other noodle dishes…
This small kobachi bowl features a red turnip, and one leaf of the turnip is also shown inside of the bowl. Turnip is one of the motifs that has long been regarded as a lucky charm in Japan, and is often used for tableware. The refreshing white-based small bowl is a handy size, durable and…
This is a Japanese small sauce plate featuring sakura (cherry blossoms). Cherry blossoms are the most popular flower among Japanese people. Nowadays it is a flower used for celebratory occasions such as passing exams, weddings, etc. Perfect size as a sauce plate. It is also versatile to serve cheese, nuts, condiments, and other small food….
This Japanese bowl with spout from the “Une” series is made by Taniguchi Seidojo, which has been making Kutani ware clay for three generations. The carefully selected clay of Kutani ware, known as Hanasaka ceramic stone, is inevitably discarded during the clay making process. The silky, transparent, beautiful beige glaze was created to make the…
Premium Kutani bowl with a drawing of a graceful phoenix in red and gold on a durable porcelain base. It is a piece made by Fukuda Yoshinori. Detailed figures drawn in red and added golden decorations are characteristic of this Iidaya and Akae style. The phoenix is famous as a symbol of immortality and it…
A set of four chopstick rests from the RINKA series with flower shapes. The restrained matte texture of these chopstick rests is beautifully crafted, showing the fine handiwork. Each is covered with four different pale glazes, white, pink, blue, and green, reminiscent of delicate “Wagashi”, traditional Japanese sweets. Usukiyaki is produced using a technique called…
This is a kobachi small bowl with a lid, crafted from Arita ware porcelain. The bowl features Chinese-style lions and flowers painted in the vibrant nishikie style. Originally referring to multicolor woodblock prints, nishikie inspires these vivid, colorful decorations. The interior of the bowl is also painted, revealing a beautiful design when the lid is…
This serving tray is the result of a collaboration between a matte, subdued aluminum tray and a deep, moist Echizen lacquerware tray. “Sayagata” is one of the auspicious patterns meaning prosperity and longevity of a family. It is a diagonal overlay of the Sanskrit character for Manji (Buddhist cross). It can be used as a…