Hachi-Kutani Cobblestone Sauce Plate MAKER_Marui This ochoko sake cup features

This ochoko sake cup features plums and chrysanthemums

The lid prevents the food from getting cold and keeps it tasty

making it hard to break even if dropped

The metallic-colored rim and carved arabesque pattern enhance the simple white porcelain texture

The cherry bark is carefully peeled off from the trunk and left to dry in the shade for a year or two to remove the moisture

Hachi-Kutani Cobblestone Sauce Plate MAKER_Marui This ochoko sake cup featuresThis cute flower shaped white sauce plate has an ishidatami (cobblestone) pattern which is believed to bring good luck in terms of eternity, development, expansion and prosperity because of its continuity. This cobblestone pattern was also adopted as the emblem for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. While Kutani ware is loved for its vibrant colors, the hachi kutani series features sauce plates all in white. Thick overglaze paint with traditional Japanese