Japanese Rose Donabe Clay Pot | Banko Body + Seto Lid Earthenware Hot Pot, 25cm Serves 2-3
$169.00 AUD
Low stock: 3 left
✈️Dispatched from Japan
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⭐Authentic Japanese Craft
A working donabe with a painter's lid. The body is fired in Banko-yaki — the Mie clay that gives Japanese donabe their thermal-shock resistance — while the lid is hand-painted in Seto-yaki, the Aichi tradition that has been doing overglaze enamel since the 13th century. Roses in pink and lavender wrap the lid like a garden in bloom; the body underneath is matte iron-black, with the lower band left as unglazed earthenware where the flame meets the pot. Sized 8-gō (~25 cm / ~9.8" diameter), it serves a family of two to three.
Spec
Made by 亜福窯 (Afuku-gama) / Banko Ware (body) and Seto Ware (lid) in Mie & Aichi Prefectures, Japan, curated by ZenKiln
Tradition: both ware traditions are designated traditional crafts of Japan — Banko 1979, Seto 1977
Set contents: 1 donabe body + 1 hand-painted lid (2 pieces, sold as one set)
Dimensions
External diameter: ~25 cm (~9.8") — supplier-measured
Form-class label: 8-gō (Japanese catalogue size — see Reference Conversions)
Serves: 2–3 people (supplier-rated)
Overall height, weight, capacity: not published by the supplier; will measure on first-unit dispatch
How to use
Nabemono one-pot stews: sukiyaki, shabu-shabu, yose-nabe — cook from a cold start on a gas hob.
Donabe rice (土鍋ご飯): 1.5–2 cups dry rice for a 2–3 person serving.
Slow simmer: kakuni, oden, kabocha in dashi — porous earthenware holds gentle heat better than metal.
Tableside serving: the lid finial doubles as a small condiment dish when flipped upside-down.
Before first use — seasoning
Banko donabe traditionally need a rice-porridge seasoning: cook a thin rice gruel (粥) in the pot for 30–60 minutes on low heat, then cool slowly. This seals the porous earthenware and reduces cracking on the first hard cook.
Care
Hand-wash with warm water and a soft sponge — no soaking, no steel wool on the painted lid
Heat from cold on low; no thermal shock (never place a hot pot on cold stone or wet surfaces)
Microwave / dishwasher: supplier did not publish a rating — we recommend against both as a default
Dry the body fully before storing
Reference Conversions
"8号" (hachi-gō) is a Japanese pottery catalogue label, not a precise measurement. Industry-conventional 8-gō donabe range ~24–25 cm. The supplier published the measured diameter for this piece as 25 cm — that is the figure we cite, not a form-class conversion.
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