• Arita Hasami Tsugumi bird leaf plate in hand-painted porcelain
  • Front view of Japanese leaf-shaped plate with bird motif
  • Top view of Arita Tsugumi bird dish showing hand-painted detail
  • Underside of porcelain leaf plate showing base and sticker
  • Side view of leaf-shaped small plate in Japanese porcelain
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ZenKiln

Arita Hasami Leaf Plate, Hand-Painted Thrush Birds on Berry Branch 15 cm

$47.00 CAD

Low stock: 3 left

  • Porcelain
  • Microwave safe
  • Dishwasher safe
  • Made in Japan

A small leaf-shaped porcelain plate from the Arita-yaki / Hasami-yaki neighbouring porcelain regions of Kyushu, hand-painted with two thrush birds — one perched in cobalt blue on a slim red branch hung with red berries and green leaf-buds, one walking below in orange and black. This piece is classified under both Arita-yaki (有田焼) and Hasami-yaki (波佐見焼) — two neighbouring porcelain traditions on either side of the Saga / Nagasaki prefectural border, both designated METI Traditional Crafts (Arita 1977, Hasami 1978), sharing the same kaolin clay, the same 1300°C reduction firing, and the same overglaze-enamel decorative idiom.

The plate's silhouette is shaped like a single leaf — wider in the middle, tapering to a soft point at each end — and the painted "branch" runs diagonally across the surface to echo the plate's own outline, with the blue bird at one end of the branch and the walking orange bird offset toward the opposite end. The motif is read as ki-no-ha 木の葉 (leaf) plus tsugumi 鴫 (thrush) — a quiet pairing from Japanese seasonal vocabulary, where thrushes are associated with autumn and winter berry-eating.

The base of the plate carries a hand-brushed cobalt-blue kanji signature — 寿 (kotobuki), "longevity / felicitation" — applied in underglaze beneath the clear gloss. The signature is presented as observed; we have not been able to attribute it to a specific named workshop with certainty.

About this piece

Arita-yaki & Hasami-yaki porcelain from Saga and Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, curated by ZenKiln. Arita and Hasami are two neighbouring porcelain towns — Arita (Saga) is the older, more famous of the two (Japan's first porcelain town, 1616), while Hasami (Nagasaki) historically produced the everyday tableware that ran in parallel volumes to Arita's higher-grade and export wares. In modern practice the two have converged in many product lines, which is why pieces like this are classified under both ware-lines.

Use & care

Suitable for everyday use as a side-dish plate, sweets plate (kashizara 菓子皿), or display piece. This piece is both microwave and dishwasher safe. Iroe overglaze decoration is more durable than gold accents and tolerates standard dishwasher cycles. Avoid scouring pads on the painted areas.

Details & dimensions

Length: 15.5 cm (6.1″).
Width: 10 cm (3.9″).
Height: 2 cm (0.8″).
Weight: ~250–350 g shipping.
Form-class: Ki-no-ha-zara (木の葉皿 — leaf-shape small plate).
Material: Porcelain (磁器), white body, glossy clear glaze.
Decoration: Iroe (色絵) overglaze polychrome enamel — cobalt-blue + red-orange + black + green pigments.
Pattern: ツグミ鳥 木の葉皿 Tsugumi-dori Ki-no-ha-zara (thrush bird leaf plate).
Base mark: hand-brushed cobalt-blue underglaze 寿 (kotobuki) signature.
Tradition: Arita-yaki METI 1977 + Hasami-yaki METI 1978 (supplier dual-classification).
Microwave safe: Yes. Dishwasher safe: Yes.

Shipping, duties & delivery

Ships from Japan via tracked international service. Processing 1–3 business days. International transit 7–14 business days typical.

Hand-packed in the distributor's individual paperboard box plus outer corrugate and dense void-fill — small porcelain plate category, lightweight parcel.

Buyers outside Japan are responsible for any local customs duties, VAT, and import taxes.

Packaging & gifting

Comes in a distributor (Nanpu) individual paperboard box — ready to gift. Hand-packed with protective wrapping and dense void-fill for international transit; small porcelain plate category receives standard plate packaging.

Works beautifully for tea-table styling, small servings, sweets plate (kashizara), soy-sauce / condiment dish, or decorative display.

Care instructions

Microwave safe and dishwasher safe per supplier confirmation.

Avoid scouring pads on the painted areas — the iroe overglaze enamel decoration is durable but can be scratched by abrasive cleaning.

Hand-painted iroe + hand-brushed 寿 base mark — brushwork, color saturation, and signature calligraphy will vary slightly between pieces; this is hand-decoration character, not a defect.

Returns / damage support

Returns accepted within 14 days for unused, undamaged pieces in original packaging. Buyer pays return shipping. Inspected pre-pack. Transit damage covered with photos sent within 7 days of delivery.

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