Vine Arabesque Rim Plate Small - Crafted By Tokushichi Kiln Square Plates The surface gives food a

The surface gives food a quiet ground to rest against

this bowl carries the quiet marks of the kiln — the surface settling in tones of grey and straw where the ash fell

The color is the product of kiln temperature and time

forming and painting each plate by hand

this bowl holds its color differently in different light — deepening where the glaze pools

Vine Arabesque Rim Plate Small - Crafted By Tokushichi Kiln Square Plates The surface gives food aPainted by hand before firing, this plate carries the mark of a practiced brush the pattern placed one piece at a time, the decoration worked into the surface while it still holds the maker's touch. It frames food as much as it holds it. Tokushichi Kiln works in Saga, Japan, forming and painting each plate by hand. The rim is shaped individually, the surface finished with the table in mind a plate built to hold food well and to sit easily among