This sauce plate features a shishi. Shishi is an imaginary creature that resembles a lion. It is believe to have the power to ward off evil. Perfectly sized as a sauce plate, it is also versatile to serve cheese, nuts, condiments, and other small food. You may also serve small portions of food or relishes…
This celadon kobachi small bowl is well-suited for sauces and condiments, and can enrich your tea time with a refined touch when used for small sweets. Celadon, with its beautiful gradient from white to light blue, enhances dish presentation and imparts a cool, refreshing feel. The rim, designed with gentle curves that create a soft…
This kobachi small bowl is a simple yet charming piece in blue and white. The pomegranate fruit is hand drawn and painted displaying graceful shades of blue. Little twigs stretching out from behind the leaves are drawn with fine lines. The rim is slightly curved which makes the bowl more sophisticated once held. Surprisingly light-weight…
This beautiful oval bowl features soft blue flowers as if painted with watercolors. The bright design resembles blooming flowers, bringing joyful atmosphere on the table. It is painted by the female artist, Alyne Ohigashi, who was born in Philippines and uses a unique painting technique called washi-zome and continues her ideal stoneware-making in Higashi Kiln, one…
This unique Japanese rice bowl has an elephant’s face on the inside and the whole body and apples on the outside. The rim is designed to follow the elephant’s face. The blue and sky blue color, with shades of watercolor, retains the warmth of hand-painting. With its humorous design and easy to use size, it…
This kobachi small bowl is decorated with hand-painted shades of blue, featuring gold arabesque patterns and round traditional motifs in red and green. The same design is painted on the interior top surface. Sized perfectly for serving rice, the bowl is also suitable for simmered dishes. The lid helps retain warmth, and its traditional, elegant design…
This elegant sauce plate is crafted by Takayama, renowned for Hasami porcelain. In the timeless blue and white of sometsuke, it features a classic pattern of deer and maple leaves, framed as if viewed through a window. Surrounding these are playfully splashing waves. The outer rim is gently petal-like in shape, while the inner wall…
This kobachi small bowl features a stripe pattern with an accent of red and green dots. The shade of indigo adds a modern touch, while the rustic motif reflects the warmth of hand-painted craftsmanship. It is ideal for serving small portions of various side dishes, such as tangy sunomono and slowly simmered nimono. The shape stands out with…
This clean white chopstick rest is made by Syuzando from Kutani ware. The patterns, drawn in pure white on the pale gray base of Kutani ceramics, create delicate contrasts of light and shadow, imparting an elegant and refined impression. The “Shippou” pattern features parallel circles of the same size overlaid one quarter on top of…
This is a coffee spoon from the “MODERN WABI SABI” series, characterized by a fusion of traditional and stylish ambiance. It is crafted in Tsubame-Sanjo, a region that accounts for 90% of domestic metal utensil production in Japan. This elegant and high-quality cutlery is designed by Yukari Nishida, a ceramic artist from Arita ware. The…
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 easy-to-use chrysanthemum-shaped sauce plate showcases a design called an octopus arabesque pattern among arabesque patterns. The name “octopus arabesque” comes from the fact that the shape of the spiraling vine with leaves on the outside resembles the octopus’s legs. It is one of the classic patterns and is found on many Japanese tableware. The plates…