This versatile side plate features a flying bird in mountains, using an art style of ko-Kutani. Kutani ware uses a brush for painting with Japanese coloring paint, as you can see the painted part is slightly thickened. It is great for meal and teatime as it can be used as an extra plate for side…
This kobachi small bowl is decorated in the Kakiemon style. The Kakiemon style is known for its elegant compositions that use blank spaces to highlight the porcelain’s beautiful milky white color, with delicate depictions of flowers and birds in natural landscapes. The bowl has an octagonal shape with an outward-extending rim. Its depth makes it…
This sauce plate features twin birds in the ko-Kutani style, which is known as depicting the nature-themed daring design and distinctive bright colors of Kutani ware. Perfectly sized as a sauce plate, it is also versatile for serving small foods such as cheese, nuts, and condiments. For a more stylish and sophisticated presentation, you can…
This sauce plate features a landscape with quince flowers in ko-Kutani (old Kutani) style, which is known as depicting the nature-themed daring design and distinctive bright colors of Kutani ware. Perfectly sized as a sauce plate, it is also versatile for serving small foods such as cheese, nuts, and condiments. For a more stylish and sophisticated…
A simply stunning plate with finely detailed traditional patterns in various shades of red decorated with gold. Akae, or “red painting,” is one of the classic techniques of Kutani Ware. Detailed patterns with differing shades of a red pigment are added to the Kutani ware that fully cover the surface of the item. To add…
Put a smile on your face with this unique small Yunomi teacup from Kousai Kiln. This charmingly designed teacup is handmade combining the Shigaraki style “Yakishime(high-fired unglazed ceramics)” and traditional “Some-nishiki,” a technique where a?product is first glazed with white and blue patterns and then is further decorated with detailed hand-painted drawings.Stoneware items are…
This serving tray is the result of a collaboration between a matte, subdued aluminum tray and a deep, moist Echizen lacquerware tray. The pattern of hemp, a grass that grows quickly and straight, expresses the wish for the health and growth of babies. In Japan, hemp has also been used as a sacred plant in…
This small 3 plates set features lovely flowers different in shapes and colors. The painted soft colors are created based on traditional basic colors of Kutani Gosai (five colors): red, yellow, green, blue, and purple. Perfect size as a sauce plate. It is also versatile to serve cheese, nuts, condiments, and other small foods. Or…
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…
The meditative depth of celadon blue allures us into even forgetting that this a bowl of daily tableware. The bowl’s base is clear and smooth with its luminous shine, while the upper surface has delicately carved grooves of the technique of “Tobikanna” (chattered pottery). The rim exposes the outlines of the red clay, an exquisite…
These are children’s chopsticks made of natural wood and lacquer. The top part of the chopsticks is a deep navy color and is adorned with a gleaming rabbit motif made of natural abalone shell. Three gold rings accentuate the transition into the rich brown color of the lacquered wood. The size is suitable for children…
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…