Japan Blue Checkered Pattern Soba Choko Cup with Condiment Plate Kokutani the metalwork studio in Nigata

the metalwork studio in Nigata prefecture

This large bowl is decorated with a hand-painted arabesque pattern on the rustic texture of stoneware and feels warm and inviting

This cooler is very useful when serving wine or sake to your loved ones

making it an ideal material for a placemat

Its handcrafted

Japan Blue Checkered Pattern Soba Choko Cup with Condiment Plate Kokutani the metalwork studio in NigataThis soba choko cup, used as a dipping bowl when eating soba, comes with a small condiment plate that is used to put finely cut spring onions and wasabi for the dipping sauce. The plate can also be used as a lid or a coaster as well. The finely painted design on the cup and the plate is a checkered pattern, known as ichimatsu. Its design of squares and rectangles arranged in a simple grid pattern is known as an auspicious pattern with the meanings of