{"product_id":"kutani-yoshidaya-wild-grape-square-plate-set-of-5","title":"Kutani Square Plate Set of 5 — Hakuhō Kiln Yoshidaya Wild Grape 13.7 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKutani Yoshidaya-Fū \"Nobudō\" Wild-Grape Square Plate Set of 5 — Hakuhō Kiln, side 13.7 cm (4.5号)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA set of five hand-painted Kutani square plates from \u003cstrong\u003e九谷 博峰窯 (Hakuhō Kiln)\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ishikawa Prefecture. The pattern is named \u003cem\u003e吉田屋野ぶどう (Yoshidaya nobudō \/ \"Yoshidaya-style wild grape\")\u003c\/em\u003e — a modern reinterpretation of one of Kutani's most beloved 19th-century idioms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Yoshidaya idiom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original Yoshidaya kiln (active in the 1820s–1860s during Kutani's revival period) is remembered above all for its \u003cem\u003e青手 aote\u003c\/em\u003e painting: a deliberately restricted palette of yellow, green, purple, and turquoise-blue, with iron-black line drawing — and pointedly \u003cstrong\u003eNO iron-red\u003c\/strong\u003e. The aote ground covers the entire surface, leaving no white space, so the painting reads like a small enamel garden. Hakuhō Kiln's contemporary Yoshidaya-fū series carries this discipline forward: each plate here has a textured yellow ground (the speckled \u003cem\u003ekiji-no-jiyū\u003c\/em\u003e effect of Yoshidaya yellow earthenware), two large turquoise grape leaves with fine iron-black veining, a bare branch line in iron-black, and a small turquoise \/ cobalt \/ black grape-berry cluster — the wild grape (\u003cem\u003e野ぶどう \/ nobudō\u003c\/em\u003e) of a late-summer hedgerow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe form\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA square plate (\u003cem\u003e角皿 \/ kakuzara\u003c\/em\u003e) with mild upturned corners, sized \u003cstrong\u003e4.5号 — a Japanese catalogue size label that translates to roughly 13.7 cm per side (4.5号 is NOT itself a centimetre measurement; the actual side is what we list here)\u003c\/strong\u003e. Sold as a fixed set of five matching plates. The 4.5号 size fits comfortably in the \u003cem\u003emukōzuke (向付)\u003c\/em\u003e role of a kaiseki place setting, as a small individual share plate, or as a wagashi (Japanese sweets) tray.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBody \u0026amp; finish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is \u003cstrong\u003eearthenware (陶器, NOT porcelain)\u003c\/strong\u003e. The Yoshidaya tradition specifically uses earthenware because the heavy yellow \/ green \/ purple aote palette adheres better to the porous body than to porcelain — the warm tōki body is part of why these pieces feel as solid as they look. The reverse of each plate is left unglazed where it shows the warm terracotta-orange clay, with the kiln 底款 reading \u003cstrong\u003e九谷 博峰窯\u003c\/strong\u003e brushed on (visible in the bottom photo).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMicrowave and dishwasher use is not specified. As with most hand-painted Yoshidaya-fū aote pieces we recommend \u003cstrong\u003ehand-wash only\u003c\/strong\u003e — warm water, soft cloth, mild detergent — to protect the overglaze enamel and the iron-black line work. Because each plate is painted by hand the grape leaves and berry clusters vary very slightly piece to piece across the set; this is part of how the Yoshidaya tradition is made, not a defect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Made by Hakuho Kiln \/ Kutani-yaki in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, curated by ZenKiln.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZenKiln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47533638058214,"sku":"ZK-PLATESET-HAKUHO-YOSHIDAYA-NOBUDO-13.7CM","price":178.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/5392\/5350\/files\/DSC8161.webp?v=1775989730","url":"https:\/\/zen-kiln.com\/en-eu\/products\/kutani-yoshidaya-wild-grape-square-plate-set-of-5","provider":"ZenKiln","version":"1.0","type":"link"}