{"title":"Porcelain","description":"\u003cp\u003eJapanese porcelain (jiki) ware — fine-grained, hard-fired white-body ceramics from Arita, Kutani, Hasami, and other porcelain kilns. Translucent in section, durable for daily use.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kutani-black-maneki-neko-mount-fuji","title":"Kutani-yaki Black Maneki-neko — Hand-Painted Porcelain Lucky Cat, White Fuji \u0026 Kikusui Motif","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hand-painted Kutani-yaki (Kutani ware) black maneki-neko — a beckoning \"lucky cat\" in Kutani ware from Ishikawa. The right paw is raised to invite fortune, a gold bell and a 福 (\"good fortune\") charm hang at the red collar, and the body is painted in Kutani's five-color gosai palette with gold accents. Across the chest is a snow-capped White Fuji rising over kikusui — chrysanthemums and flowing water — framed by blue seigaiha waves, cherry blossoms, scrolling karakusa vine, and auspicious clouds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis piece is a \u003cstrong\u003eMETI-certified traditional craft\u003c\/strong\u003e (経済産業省認定伝統工芸品) and ships with its Kutani-yaki authenticity card. The base carries the painter's hand-written signature and an impressed maker's mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 hand-painted Kutani porcelain maneki-neko\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: W 14.7 × D 11 × H 16.7 cm (5.79 × 4.33 × 6.57 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePorcelain with five-color (gosai) overglaze + gold (kinsai) accents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded: Kutani-yaki authenticity \/ heritage card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe symbolism\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaised right paw — in maneki-neko tradition, beckons money and prosperity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e福 charm + gold bell — good fortune and protection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhite Fuji — aspiration and good fortune\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKikusui (chrysanthemum \u0026amp; water) — longevity and well-being\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeigaiha waves — peace and unending good luck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eGood for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA statement piece for collectors of Kutani ware and maneki-neko, a meaningful housewarming or shop-opening gift, or a fortune-and-prosperity accent for an entryway, desk, or display shelf. Each piece is hand-painted, so brushwork and color placement vary slightly — part of its individual character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e• Kutani ware from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, curated by ZenKiln.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout ZenKiln\u003c\/strong\u003e — A Japan-based curator connecting international collectors with Japan's artisan ceramic tradition. We work closely with the kilns, workshops, and makers featured in our shop — each one disclosed in our About section — and hand-pack every piece in Japan for safe delivery worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e📦 Ships from Japan, hand-packed for safe delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZenKiln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487574769894,"sku":"ZK-MANEKI-KUTANI-TOJUDO-FUJI-5_5GO","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/5392\/5350\/files\/DSC09814.webp?v=1781002851"},{"product_id":"kutani-floral-soup-spoon-set-of-5","title":"Kutani Tea Spoon Set of 5 — Seikō-gama Four Seasons Flowers, Hand-Painted Japanese Porcelain","description":"\u003cp\u003eA set of five hand-painted Kutani porcelain spoons from Seikō-gama (青郊窯), one of Ishikawa's noted Kutani kilns. The “Four Seasons Flowers” (四季の花) series gives each spoon its own seasonal bloom on a richly coloured handle — a quietly festive set for tea, coffee, dessert, or condiments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe five seasons:\u003cbr\u003e• Cherry blossom (sakura) on deep blue — spring\u003cbr\u003e• Hydrangea (ajisai) on yellow — early summer\u003cbr\u003e• Sunflower (himawari) on blue — summer\u003cbr\u003e• Cosmos with gold accents on vermilion — autumn\u003cbr\u003e• Camellia (tsubaki) on teal — winter\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Made by Seiko-gama \/ Kutani-yaki in Ishikawa, Japan, curated by ZenKiln\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach spoon is about 12.3 cm (4.8″) long — sized as a small tea, coffee, or dessert spoon, equally at home with matcha sweets, ice cream, jam, or as host spoons for a guest's place setting. Arrives in an olive gift box with a fitted tray.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZenKiln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487578570982,"sku":"ZK-SPOONSET5-KUTANI-SEIKO-SHIKINOHANA","price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/5392\/5350\/files\/il_fullxfull.7475826322_tvcb.jpg?v=1774622204"},{"product_id":"kutani-yusai-porcelain-vase","title":"Kutani Yūsai Porcelain Vase | Blue Japanese Art Vase, 19 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003eBring quiet, sculptural color into your home with this Kutani \u003cem\u003eyūsai\u003c\/em\u003e porcelain vase — a blue colored-glaze that flows into soft yellow and green tones. Tall and slender, it reads as much as an art object as a flower vase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike classic painted Kutani, \u003cem\u003eyūsai\u003c\/em\u003e (釉彩) works color into the glaze itself rather than over it, giving this piece a contemporary, tonal surface. Hold a single stem for ikebana, or let it stand on its own on a shelf, console, or entryway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Made by Hakuho Kiln \/ Kutani-yaki in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, curated by ZenKiln\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePairs well with our \u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/products\/hidamari-rabbit-kutani-matcha-chawan-iroe-yu\"\u003eHidamari Kutani matcha chawan\u003c\/a\u003e and other \u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/collections\/kutani-ware\"\u003eKutani ware\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZenKiln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487581815014,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/5392\/5350\/files\/il_fullxfull.7473937421_e6jd.jpg?v=1774622216"},{"product_id":"arita-ko-imari-lidded-bowl","title":"Arita Ko-Imari Lidded Bowl | Japanese Porcelain Rice \u0026 Soup Bowl, 200 ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eBring the ornate charm of classic Imari porcelain to your table with this Arita \/ Hasami Ko-Imari lidded bowl, hand-finished in the timeless bird-and-flower Imari idiom — long-tailed auspicious birds (in the hōō \/ phoenix style) in flight among iron-red peony blossoms, scrolling gold vines, and green-stippled reserve panels, all framed in gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fitted lid helps warm dishes hold their heat and keeps food from drying out, so it doubles as a tidy cover for refrigerator storage. Remove the lid and the lower bowl works on its own as a small side bowl — equally at home with rice, soup, ochazuke, small donburi, chawanmushi, noodles, or simmered dishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Arita \u0026amp; Hasami ware from Saga and Nagasaki, Japan, curated by ZenKiln\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZenKiln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487582044390,"sku":"ZK-BOWL-NANPU-KOIMARI-PU1036","price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/5392\/5350\/files\/il_fullxfull.7476835741_5r5p.jpg?v=1774622216"},{"product_id":"arita-gold-glazed-tea-set","title":"Arita Gold Glazed Tea Set in Wooden Box | Teapot \u0026 2 Cups","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet a refined tea table with this gold-glazed Arita \/ Hasami porcelain tea set — a loop-handle teapot with two sencha cups, presented in a wooden box. The whole set is finished in a solid gold glaze (\u003cem\u003ekindami\u003c\/em\u003e) with a softly hammered, mottled surface that catches the light at every pour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe teapot holds about 300 ml and has a removable stainless-steel mesh strainer, so it brews loose-leaf green, oolong, or gongfu-style tea cleanly. The two flared cups (about 80 ml each) are sized for slow, shared, two-person tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Arita \u0026amp; Hasami ware from Saga and Nagasaki, Japan, curated by ZenKiln\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZenKiln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487583322342,"sku":"ZK-TEASET-NANPU-KINDAMI-KJK10676","price":127.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/5392\/5350\/files\/il_fullxfull.7479451664_szdp.jpg?v=1774622224"},{"product_id":"arita-indigo-camellia-tea-set","title":"Arita Indigo Camellia Tea Set | Kyusu Teapot 410 ml \u0026 2 Sencha Cups","description":"\u003cp\u003eCamellias that bloom through winter, painted on lapis blue. This Arita–Hasami tea set pairs a 410 ml kyusu teapot — with a built-in strainer for loose-leaf brewing — with two sencha cups, each hand-painted with white and red camellias (\u003cem\u003etsubaki\u003c\/em\u003e) on a deep \u003cem\u003eruri\u003c\/em\u003e lapis-blue glaze. The pattern's name, 釉彩椒 \u003cem\u003eYūsai Tsubaki\u003c\/em\u003e, means \"glaze-color camellia.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Japan the camellia is an auspicious flower: it blooms upright through the harshest weeks of winter, a quiet symbol of endurance and vitality. Each blossom is brushed by hand, so no two sets carry exactly the same flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Arita and Hasami ware from Saga and Nagasaki Prefectures, Japan, curated by ZenKiln\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA complete tea-for-two set out of the box — strainer-fitted pot, a pair of cups, and a wooden gift box with the maker's tag — suited to weddings, anniversaries, housewarmings, and Father's Day. Explore more in our \u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/collections\/teapots-tea-sets\"\u003eteapots \u0026amp; tea sets collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZenKiln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487583551718,"sku":"ZK-TEASET-NANPU-NP10744","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/5392\/5350\/files\/il_fullxfull.7428796280_7nvk.jpg?v=1774622223"},{"product_id":"arita-green-floral-demitasse-cup-saucer","title":"Arita Hexagon Demitasse Cup \u0026 Saucer — Floral Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHand-painted Arita\/Hasami hexagonal demitasse cup \u0026amp; saucer\u003c\/strong\u003e in the \u003cem\u003e花絵間取綠 Hana-e Madori Midori\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Floral-Picture Reservation, Green\") pattern. Green overglaze rim wash + sumi-ink brushwork reservations + orange-red akae florets + turquoise\/yellow\/cobalt enamel dot accents on the characteristic iron-spot-speckled Arita-Hasami border-kiln porcelain body. Original navy-blue gift box with 美術 有田焼 (Bijutsu Arita-yaki) certification sticker on saucer underside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWorkshop \u0026amp; tradition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArita (有田焼) and Hasami (波佐見焼) are two of Japan's most prestigious porcelain traditions — both designated 経済産業大臣指定伝統的工芸品 (Traditional Crafts) — produced in neighbouring towns on the Saga–Nagasaki border. Many border-region kilns produce ware that is classified as both, and this set is one of those: a hand-painted hexagonal demitasse co-classified as Arita\/Hasami porcelain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePattern \u0026amp; design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pattern name \u003cem\u003e花絵間取綠\u003c\/em\u003e breaks down as: \u003cstrong\u003e花絵\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003ehana-e\u003c\/em\u003e, \"floral picture\") + \u003cstrong\u003e間取\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003emadori\u003c\/em\u003e, the painter's reservation or framed window inside which the decoration sits) + \u003cstrong\u003e綠\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003emidori\u003c\/em\u003e, green — the colour that anchors the rim wash). The hexagonal cup form lends itself naturally to madori: each of the six panels of the cup, and each segment of the saucer, becomes its own small painted scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUse cases\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEspresso \/ strong-brew coffee service (100 mL demitasse capacity)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapanese sencha or genmaicha tea in a small portion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisplay-as-art: the hexagonal facets read beautifully on an open shelf\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGift: wedding, anniversary, corporate executive, housewarming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a demitasse?\u003c\/strong\u003e A demitasse is a small \"half-cup\" — typically 60–100 mL — used in Europe for espresso and in Japan for strong tea or coffee. This piece is 100 mL.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArita or Hasami?\u003c\/strong\u003e Both. The kiln sits in the Saga–Nagasaki border region where Arita-cho and Hasami-cho meet, and the production is classified as both Arita-yaki and Hasami-yaki traditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZenKiln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487584174310,"sku":"ZK-CUP-NANPU-ITM5946","price":47.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/5392\/5350\/files\/il_fullxfull.7668563885_r5rz.jpg?v=1774622226"},{"product_id":"arita-hexagon-demitasse-cup-saucer","title":"Arita Hexagon Demitasse Cup \u0026 Saucer — Diamond Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHand-painted Arita\/Hasami hexagonal demitasse cup \u0026amp; saucer\u003c\/strong\u003e in the \u003cem\u003e染錦菱紋 Some-nishiki Hishi-mon\u003c\/em\u003e (\"Sometsuke + Polychrome-Brocade Diamond-Lattice\") pattern. Pale cobalt sometsuke (underglaze) diamond grid + red, green, gold, yellow, black overglaze enamels filling alternating cells — the canonical Old-Imari \/ Kakiemon-school technique on the characteristic iron-spot-speckled Arita-Hasami porcelain body. Original navy gift box + 美術 有田焼 certification sticker on saucer underside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWorkshop \u0026amp; tradition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArita (有田焼) and Hasami (波佐見焼) are two of Japan's most prestigious porcelain traditions — both designated 経済産業大臣指定伝統的工芸品 (Traditional Crafts) — produced in neighbouring towns on the Saga–Nagasaki border. Many border-region kilns produce ware classified as both, and this set is one of those: a hand-painted hexagonal demitasse co-classified as Arita+Hasami porcelain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the pattern?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e染錦菱紋 Some-nishiki Hishi-mon\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e染\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003esometsuke\u003c\/em\u003e, underglaze cobalt) + \u003cstrong\u003e錦\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003enishikide\u003c\/em\u003e, polychrome overglaze brocade) + \u003cstrong\u003e菱紋\u003c\/strong\u003e (\u003cem\u003ehishi-mon\u003c\/em\u003e, diamond crest). A pale-blue cobalt diamond grid lays the structural pattern, and red\/green\/gold\/yellow\/black overglaze enamels fill alternating cells with miniature framed diamonds. The combination of sometsuke base + nishikide overlay is the canonical Old-Imari \/ Kakiemon-school decorative technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUse cases\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEspresso \/ strong-brew coffee service (100 mL)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapanese sencha tea in a small portion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisplay-as-art — the diamond lattice + hexagonal form together create a kaleidoscopic table presence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGift: wedding, anniversary, corporate executive, housewarming, mid-century-modern collector\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArita or Hasami?\u003c\/strong\u003e Both. The kiln sits on the Saga–Nagasaki border where Arita-cho and Hasami-cho meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs there a matching floral variant?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — see our 花絵間取綠 Hana-e Madori Midori hexagon demitasse (same form, same workshop run).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZenKiln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487584403686,"sku":"ZK-CUP-NANPU-ITM5947","price":47.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/5392\/5350\/files\/il_fullxfull.7620438546_73nc.jpg?v=1774622227"},{"product_id":"arita-quail-coffee-cup-saucer-set","title":"Arita Quail \u0026 Autumn Grass Coffee Cup \u0026 Saucer Set | Hand-Painted Porcelain, 190 ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eA pair of quail resting among autumn grasses — painted in the manner of Arita's celebrated Kakiemon tradition (柿右衛門写し, \u003cem\u003eKakiemon-utsushi\u003c\/em\u003e). Sparse, hand-painted brushwork in iron red, turquoise green, blue, and yellow sits against a milky-white porcelain ground, with the motif repeated across the saucer and a footed cup that lifts it all like a small pedestal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kakiemon idiom — asymmetric bird-and-grass painting framed by generous white space — is one of Arita porcelain's most famous styles, and the quail-in-autumn-grasses scene is among its classic subjects. Each cup is painted by hand, so every quail wears slightly different feathers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Arita and Hasami ware from Saga and Nagasaki Prefectures, Japan, curated by ZenKiln\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis shape comes in five different paintings — see the companion \u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/products\/arita-bird-plum-blossom-cup-saucer-set\"\u003ebird \u0026amp; plum blossom\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/en-nz\/products\/arita-bird-floral-cup-saucer-set\"\u003ebird \u0026amp; floral\u003c\/a\u003e sets — and arrives gift-boxed for housewarmings, weddings, anniversaries, Father's Day, and bird lovers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZenKiln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487588139238,"sku":"ZK-CUPSAUCER-NANPU-KJK10726","price":33.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/5392\/5350\/files\/il_fullxfull.7429001966_9oq7.jpg?v=1774622241"},{"product_id":"arita-hasami-tsugumi-bird-leaf-plate","title":"Arita Hasami Leaf Plate, Hand-Painted Thrush Birds on Berry Branch 15 cm","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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 \u003cstrong\u003eArita-yaki (有田焼)\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHasami-yaki (波佐見焼)\u003c\/strong\u003e — 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003cstrong\u003eki-no-ha 木の葉\u003c\/strong\u003e (leaf) plus \u003cstrong\u003etsugumi 鴫\u003c\/strong\u003e (thrush) — a quiet pairing from Japanese seasonal vocabulary, where thrushes are associated with autumn and winter berry-eating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe base of the plate carries a hand-brushed cobalt-blue kanji signature — \u003cstrong\u003e寿 (kotobuki)\u003c\/strong\u003e, \"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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout this piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArita-yaki \u0026amp; 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. 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Both \u003cstrong\u003eArita-yaki (有田焼)\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHasami-yaki (波佐見焼)\u003c\/strong\u003e are designated METI Traditional Crafts (Arita 1977, Hasami 1978), and many modern kilns straddle both classifications because they share the same kaolin clay, the same 1300°C reduction firing, and the same overglaze-enamel decorative idiom. This kiln is classified under both ware-lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe form is a \u003cstrong\u003eそば猟口 soba choko\u003c\/strong\u003e — the small tapered cup the Edo-period Arita potters first developed in the late 1600s to hold dipping sauce for cold soba noodles — and the same vessel also serves as a \u003cstrong\u003e湯呑 yunomi\u003c\/strong\u003e, an everyday tea cup. At 160 ml capacity and 8 cm diameter \/ 6.5 cm height, it sits in the size band where either use is comfortable. In a Japanese home it serves equally well as soba dipping cup, tea cup, sake cup (large pour), small dessert cup, or sauce \/ dressing ramekin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe decoration is hand-painted (手描 tegaki). The motif reads as \u003cstrong\u003esakuranbo (さくらんぼ \/ 桜桃)\u003c\/strong\u003e — clustered cherry fruits, painted as soft red bossed dots scattered across the white porcelain surface, each one ringed by an unglazed thin halo where the iron-oxide enamel meets the clear gloss, and connected by slim brown iron-pigment branch-stems that fork and bend across the body. The painting is loose and gestural rather than tightly drafted — the kind of brushwork that makes each piece slightly different from its neighbours on the kiln shelf, which is part of the appeal of hand-painted everyday Arita\/Hasami work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout this maker\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade by Tokushichi-gama \/ Arita-yaki \u0026amp; Hasami-yaki porcelain in Saga and Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, curated by ZenKiln\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e徳七窯 (Tokushichi-gama) is a porcelain kiln that produces hand-painted everyday tableware in the Arita \/ Hasami corridor. Arita is older and more famous (Japan's first porcelain town, 1616, founded after Korean potter Yi Sam-pyeong identified kaolin at Izumiyama), while Hasami in neighbouring Nagasaki ran in parallel through the same Edo centuries, producing the higher-volume everyday porcelain that supplied Japan's daily tables. 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Both \u003cstrong\u003eArita-yaki (有田焼)\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHasami-yaki (波佐見焼)\u003c\/strong\u003e are designated METI Traditional Crafts (Arita 1977, Hasami 1978); both ware-lines apply, which is common practice for kilns that straddle the two regions' shared porcelain industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bowl is built in a faceted (切子 kiriko) form — radial pleated panels running from the recessed square center base up to a wavy scalloped rim. The cobalt arabesque motif is concentrated at four panels of the upper inner wall (where it reads as four floral medallions when viewed from above), with smaller leaf and scroll accents at the rim corners. A characteristic Arita iron-pigment line (縁鉄釉 fuchi-tetsuyu) runs along the scalloped lip in warm brown, framing the cool indigo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interior radial faceting plus the lifted square base + scalloped lip combination is a classical Arita \"kiriko-bachi\" silhouette — the same form language that Arita potters have used for namasu (vinegar-dressed) dishes and assorted small-plate courses (kozara mawari) since the late Edo period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSize\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14 cm (5.5″) diameter × 4.5 cm (1.8″) height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the kosome (古染) style\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Kosome\" 古染\u003c\/strong\u003e literally means \"old indigo\" and refers to a stylistic look in cobalt-underglaze porcelain that references the deep, slightly dark, slightly imperfect indigo of early 17th-century Arita work — softer than modern crystal-clear cobalt, with brush variation in the strokes. This is a \u003cstrong\u003econtemporary piece\u003c\/strong\u003e (manufacture year 2024); the kosome name describes the visual idiom, not a period attribution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout this piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArita-yaki \u0026amp; Hasami-yaki porcelain from Saga and Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, curated by ZenKiln. The exact producing kiln within the Arita \/ Hasami corridor is not separately disclosed — a hand-painted cobalt cursive signature appears on the base of the bowl, but it is not legible enough from photographs to attribute to a named potter. The \u003cstrong\u003e美術 有田焼 (Bijutsu-Aritayaki)\u003c\/strong\u003e gold cooperative sticker on the base places this piece within the cooperative's art-tier classification — an industry-cooperative quality designation for hand-painted Arita pieces above commodity-tier mass production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArita-yaki is named for the town of Arita (Saga Prefecture) where Korean potter Yi Sam-pyeong identified porcelain-grade kaolin clay at Izumiyama in 1616, making Arita Japan's first porcelain town. 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Each plate carries two blossoms hand-painted by the kiln: an upper white camellia with delicate red-line edging and small yellow stamens, and a lower full orange-red bloom — joined by a dark-brown branch with green iroe leaves, all floating against the yellow ground's fine speckle field. The plate's rim is wrapped in a deep purple-brown vertical-stroke wash that frames the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFive matched plates, each Ø 14.5 cm (5.7 in) with a soft-square slight-wave (\u003cem\u003ehanda-gata\u003c\/em\u003e) rim — the rim's intentional irregularity is part of the handmade-feel finish typical of Kutani modern artisanal work. The 14.5 cm size is the classic \u003cem\u003emeimei-zara\u003c\/em\u003e (銘々皿 \/ individual small plate) form, sized for individual servings of wagashi, dessert, sweets-with-tea, small appetizers, sashimi-side, pickle-side, or as personal share plates at a table setting. Set of 5 is the conventional Japanese full-table grouping (5人組 \/ 5-person grouping), suitable for both daily use and gift presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the body\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe observed white underside (Photo 3) and the Kutani-yaki tradition norm together indicate this is a fine porcelain (磁器) body — Kutani's standard material class. If you require certified material confirmation, please contact us before shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the underside seal\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plates carry a small turquoise-green underglaze square seal on the underside (Photo 3) — a Kutani signature mark. The seal's calligraphic strokes are present but at our photo resolution are not crisply legible, so we attribute this set generically as Kutani-yaki rather than naming a specific kiln. 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The name for this design is \u003cem\u003e小鳥春秋 (Kotori Shunshū)\u003c\/em\u003e — literally \"Little Birds, Spring \u0026amp; Autumn\" — a paired set of two cups divided by season: one for spring, one for autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe paired motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of Japan's most beloved decorative idioms: \u003cem\u003e花鳥 (kachō \/ \"birds-and-flowers\")\u003c\/em\u003e, divided across two cups so the pair stands for the turning year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpring cup\u003c\/strong\u003e — A brown sakura branch sweeps across the white porcelain ground, hung with pink, white, and yellow cherry blossoms and teal leaves; a small blue songbird perches mid-branch, looking up at the new flowers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutumn cup\u003c\/strong\u003e — The same branch reappears in autumn light: teal and green Japanese-maple (momiji) leaves in their late-October flush; a small brown-and-blue songbird perches in the same spot, looking down at the falling leaves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth birds are painted in the \u003cem\u003egosai (五彩)\u003c\/em\u003e Kutani palette — red, green, yellow, purple, cobalt blue — outlined in iron-red and filled with hand-applied iroe overglaze enamel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe form\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 21st-century Western wine-glass silhouette executed in Japanese craft: porcelain bowl + slim gold-toned metal stem + wide circular foot. 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The \u003cem\u003e本金 (honkin)\u003c\/em\u003e prefix specifically denotes pure \/ 24-karat-grade gold used in the gilding (a step above lower-grade gold inks used in entry-tier kinhanazume pieces); the \u003cem\u003ehanazume\u003c\/em\u003e technique itself is one of Kutani's most labour-intensive — wall-to-wall floral packing with gilded line-fill in every empty space, leaving no negative ground anywhere on the cup exterior.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe decoration\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the cup, the gold-line teal-and-grey ground holds a tight all-over garden:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYellow azalea-like blossoms with gilded petal veins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaised-slip white chrysanthemums and daisies (the white bosses sit slightly proud of the surface)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePink star-flowers and blue chrysanthemum medallions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePurple and green smaller florets stitched in between\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTiny gilded leaves and stem-lines threading the whole composition together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cup handle is a \u003cstrong\u003esolid honkin-gold overglaze loop\u003c\/strong\u003e — full-coverage gold on the entire arc. 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Equally a display piece on a curio shelf — the cup interior is intentionally plain so the painted exterior reads from any angle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Made by Kutani-yaki in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, curated by ZenKiln.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ZenKiln","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47533619904742,"sku":"ZK-CUPSAUCER-KUTANI-HONKIN-HANAZUME-8CM","price":139.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/5392\/5350\/files\/DSC8131.webp?v=1775983080"},{"product_id":"kutani-peacock-peony-sake-set","title":"Kutani Sake Set 3pc — Eizan Kiln Peacock Peony Gold Tokkuri \u0026 Sakazuki","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKutani \"Iroe Botan Kujaku\" Peacock \u0026amp; Peony Kinrande Sake Set — Eizan Kiln, Tokkuri 260 cc + 2 Sakazuki (Ø 5.5 × H 3.9 cm)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA three-piece Kutani sake set from \u003cstrong\u003e九谷 栄山 (Eizan-gama \/ Eizan Kiln)\u003c\/strong\u003e, Ishikawa Prefecture. The name for the decoration is \u003cem\u003e色絵牽丹孔雀 (iroe botan kujaku \/ \"polychrome peony and peacock\")\u003c\/em\u003e — and the kiln has executed it in the \u003cem\u003ekinrande (金璀手 \/ \"gold brocade\")\u003c\/em\u003e idiom that Kutani is most known for: heavy gold ground, multi-band gilded collar at the neck, and the full gosai polychrome palette over it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe motif\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tokkuri carries the full scene wrap-around: a blue peacock with a scaled cobalt body, mounting a fan of pink and purple tail feathers with green eye-spots and gilded shafts, standing among red and pink peonies (\u003cem\u003ebotan \/ 牽丹\u003c\/em\u003e) on dark rocks. Around the neck runs a red-and-gold collar layered with the \u003cem\u003esayagata\u003c\/em\u003e key-fret pattern and the \u003cem\u003esippō (seven-treasures)\u003c\/em\u003e wave-pattern band — formal court-style ornament that frames the painting like a brocade hem. Each sakazuki carries an abbreviated version of the same peacock-and-peony scene, so the three pieces read as a matched set rather than two cups + one decanter. All three carry the same red square \u003cstrong\u003e九谷 栄山\u003c\/strong\u003e (Kutani Eizan) seal on the foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe peacock-and-peony pairing is one of Kutani's most auspicious motifs. The peacock (\u003cem\u003ekujaku\u003c\/em\u003e) brings beauty, nobility, and watchful protection; the peony (\u003cem\u003ebotan\u003c\/em\u003e) — the \"king of flowers\" — brings prosperity, honour, and wealth. 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