Raspberry Side Plate 5 star review making it a charming addition

making it a charming addition to the table

but the body is surprisingly large and stable

This charming cup is perfect for savoring tea or sake

This porcelain sauce plate features hanazume—a traditional Kutani pattern meaning “filled with flowers”—rendered in soft white

It is a great size as an extra plate for serving the main dish

Raspberry Side Plate 5 star review making it a charming additionThe harmony between white porcelain and blue paintings is the beauty of this Mikawachi ware blue and white plate. Two raspberry branches painted in flowing, fine lines are superbly composed, and the small round raspberry berries gracefully match the sharpness of the leaves and branches. The shades of blue display an exquisite gradation, painted carefully by skilled craftspeople using brushes soaked in cobalt pigment, allowing the dye to flow naturally