{"product_id":"kutani-hidamari-small-donburi-bowl","title":"Kutani Cat Donburi Bowl ~12 cm | Iroe Yū Hidamari Cuddling Cats","description":"\u003cp\u003eA quiet, slow-meal bowl. Two cats — one white silhouette, one dark sienna — sit back-to-back in a sunlit patch of garden, surrounded by hand-painted forget-me-nots, multi-color wildflowers, and tiny fluttering butterflies. Made-to-order in Ishikawa Prefecture by the Kutani-ware workshop Iroe Yu (色絵 遊), from their beloved 陽だまり (\"Hidamari\" — Sunny Spot) series — now in the small-donburi (小丼) form, paired with the workshop's signature cat mug.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e⏳ Made-to-order\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is the workshop's original (当社オリジナル商品) and is hand-decorated to order. The supplier's stated lead time is approximately \u003cstrong\u003e1 month after order\u003c\/strong\u003e before dispatch from Japan; international shipping time (typically 1–3 weeks) is added on top. If you need a fixed-arrival gift, please message us with your target date before purchasing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat \"Hidamari\" means\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e陽だまり \/ Hidamari translates as \"sunny spot\" — the warm patch of afternoon sunlight where a cat will curl up and nap. Iroe Yu's Hidamari series renders that scene without features on the cats — pure silhouette — so the viewer can project their own pets onto the bowl. The two cats here are sitting back-to-back, each one a different color, sharing the same sunbeam.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's hand-painted on this bowl\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo cuddling cats sitting back-to-back: one white silhouette + one dark sienna silhouette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForget-me-not cluster (blue 5-petal flowers with yellow centers) on a branching stem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWildflower stems with pink, magenta, yellow, and blue dot-flowers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen leaves on each wildflower stem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo small butterflies — one yellow, one white-and-yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-drawn whiskers and tails on each cat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeckled cream-white kohiki (粉引) glaze upper field\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGranular black-speckled stoneware lower field — reads as warm earthy ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubtle green\/celadon haze at the horizon transition between the two glazes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnglazed exposed clay foot ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed square workshop stamp on the foot — the Iroe Yu signature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUse cases\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHalf-portion ramen, udon, soba, gyudon, oyakodon, donburi rice bowls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoup, salad, fruit, ice cream, ochazuke\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenerous everyday rice chawan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSister pieces in the Hidamari series\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIroe Yu Hidamari cat mug (230 mL) — same two-cat motif\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIroe Yu Hidamari matcha bowl — same two-cat motif, chawan form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIroe Yu Hidamari rabbit small donburi — same form, rabbit motif\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this microwave \/ dishwasher safe?\u003c\/strong\u003e The maker does not state this. Treat as hand-wash hand-painted ware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does Hidamari mean?\u003c\/strong\u003e 陽だまり — the warm patch of afternoon sunlight where a cat will nap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy don't the cats have faces?\u003c\/strong\u003e Iroe Yu's deliberate compositional choice — the cats are pure silhouette so viewers can project their own pets onto the bowl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy ~1 month lead time?\u003c\/strong\u003e Each piece is hand-decorated to order by the workshop; this is not warehoused stock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's the exact capacity?\u003c\/strong\u003e ~350–400 mL is the form-class estimate. Exact spec will be confirmed on first-piece dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZenKiln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537522442470,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/5392\/5350\/files\/DSC8817.webp?v=1777274861","url":"https:\/\/zen-kiln.com\/en-gb\/products\/kutani-hidamari-small-donburi-bowl","provider":"ZenKiln","version":"1.0","type":"link"}