Blue Line Leaf Vein Deep Dinner Plate MOTIF_Bamboo One of the two pieces

One of the two pieces even has a small hole

Since the lacquer is a transparent candy-colored lacquer

and carefully painted onto the surface to create patterns

and the shape is not uniform

This furoshiki is made using chirimen

Blue Line Leaf Vein Deep Dinner Plate MOTIF_Bamboo One of the two piecesOn this deep blue and white dinner plate, lines in the classic blue and white sometsuke style form smooth and elegant curves, representing leaf veins. These lines are hand painted by artisans, with subtle variations in thickness and shade making each unique. When using this plate, you can feel a closeness to nature. Sometsuke is a technique that applies indigo color onto a base fired to pure white, using a pigment mainly composed of cobalt oxide