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Five flowers

Small plates are convenient for serving a small amount of dishes or seasonings like soy sauce or sauce. On the small plates made by MIYAMOTO TAIZANDO, adorable patterns are carefully painted with fine brushes.

For daily use

The small plates are characterized by octagonal shape. Five kinds of flowers, Hinageshi (poppy), Dokudami, Kuroyuri (dark red lily), Nadesiko, and Kikyo (balloon flower), which bloom from spring to fall in Japan, are painted on each plate.

The plates have a wide range of uses, such as soy sauce holders for eating sashimi, plates for salt, dumpling sauce, and so on. They are also recommended using as storage for small jewelry such as earrings and rings. Recommended for yourself, as well as gifts.

Kutani ware with bright colors

MIYAMOTO TAIZANDO is a brand of Kutani ware founded in 1909 in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Based on Ko-kutani, which is the oldest style of Kutani ware, TAIZANDO manufactures handpainted Kutani ware with bright colors. The brand pursues the modern style of Kutani ware that we can all enjoy using on everyday dining.

Kutani ware is one of the notable kinds of Japanese porcelain. Its production started over 350 years ago when Japan was in the Edo period. The Japanese porcelain was originally begun to make for teapots and utensils that are for tea ceremony. Usually, Kutani ware has white base which has glass-like texture and artisans paint with five different colors, that is, blue, yellow, navy, purple, and red. The porcelain acquires gorgeous overglazed paint.

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