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Hand painted gourd

The small bowls are made for side dishes. A gourd is painted on the sides of the bowl. It is a climbing plant with a hard shell. The plant is known as an auspicious omen in China and Japan that calls good luck and keeps evil away. The blue gourds look bright against the white and yellow bases.

When you look at the bowls from the top, you would find they are shaped like a plum flower. The bowls are useful for side dishes and dessert, and also they are perfect for a gift.

Symbolic Japanese porcelain, Kutani ware

Kutani ware is one of the symbolic kinds of Japanese porcelain, derived from Ishikawa Prefecture. Its beginning was about 1655 when the Kaga domain found porcelain stone in Kutani village. When the culture of tea ceremony widely spread all over Japan, and many kilns produce various kinds of tea sets. Kutani ware was also recognized as an important tool for the Japanese tea ceremony.

The most feature of Kutani ware is its gorgeous patterns of painting. It usually uses bright colors like red, yellow, green, navy, and purple. Many of the traditional patterns are delicately painted in these colors without leaving any space. Nature, flowers, birds, and geometric patterns are the typical designs of Kutani ware, and the glamorous characteristic has been highly evaluated.

Investigate the new Kutani ware

KUTANI CHOEMON is founded in 1879, in Nomi region of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. The brand has been produced Kutani ware, the traditional tableware of Ishikawa Prefecture with skilled artisans. The products usually use indigo blue and five colors on white porcelain to express the tradition of Kutani ware. The brand also tries to pursue new patterns for our modern dining. The products are all manufactured in a single studio; the whole process, including forming, painting, firing, and glazing, is operated there.