{"title":"Kosometssuke 古染付","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"85:1-86:329;7170-7531\"\u003eKOSOMETSUKE \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e古染付 \u003c\/span\u003e is painted in gosu onto ko-hakuji, a porcelain body developed to recreate the look of early Imari, the first Arita export ware. The rustic surface and loose underglaze brushwork sit together with real warmth, and Kihara notes the glaze itself varies slightly from piece to piece, a quality of the firing, not a flaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" data-sourcepos=\"88:1-88:656;7533-8188\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"kosometsuke-rice-bowl-antique-indigo-reed-stripe","title":"KOSOMETSUKE Rice Bowl, Antique Indigo Reed Stripe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Arita-yaki (有田焼), Saga Prefecture; by Kihara (キハラ), Arita\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Gosu (呉須) underglaze blue applied freehand; intentionally imprecise early Imari style\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- 11.5cm wide; hand wash only; microwave safe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bowl that looks like it came from another century and is better for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKOSOMETSUKE's ko-some tokusa pattern takes its visual cue from the early Japanese-Dutch trade ceramics of the 17th century: slightly absorbed blue, freehand lines with the natural variation of a trained hand, a surface that feels more like something from a museum collection than from a production run. The pattern's straight, reed-like lines take their name from tokusa, or horsetail rush, a plant whose straight, ribbed stems have been translated into ceramic and textile pattern since ancient Japan, associated with vigour, honesty, and the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rice bowl form (11.5cm diameter, 7cm deep) is sized for a generous serving but intimate enough to hold comfortably with both hands. In a UK kitchen: an everyday breakfast bowl for porridge or yoghurt, a soup bowl for a quick lunch, a small rice or noodle dish in the evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor anyone who finds most commercially produced ceramics visually flat, this is the alternative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in Arita, Saga Prefecture. Dishwasher safe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KIHARA キハラ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54052220961111,"sku":"BOW-CER-ARI-KHR-003-","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/9328\/9303\/files\/DSC05308.jpg?v=1784557253"},{"product_id":"kosometsuke-rice-bowl-antique-indigo-lattice","title":"KOSOMETSUKE Rice Bowl, Antique Indigo Lattice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Arita-yaki (有田焼), Saga Prefecture; by Kihara (キハラ), Arita\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Gosu (呉須) underglaze blue applied freehand; koshi lattice in early Imari style\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- 11.5cm wide; hand wash only; microwave safe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bowl patterned with Japan's most architectural motif.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe koshi lattice is everywhere in traditional Japanese design: in the sliding screens (shoji) that filter light in old houses, in the wooden grilles of temple gates, in the geometric weave of washi paper. Here, Kihara renders it in ko-some style the slightly absorbed, freehand blue-on-white aesthetic of early Japanese porcelain, before precision printing made everything too even.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe rice bowl form (11.5cm diameter, 7cm deep) is a versatile everyday vessel. The lattice pattern rewards the act of holding and looking something that happens naturally when you eat from a bowl rather than a plate. For porridge, for soup, for rice, for whatever the morning asks of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in Arita, Saga Prefecture. Dishwasher safe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KIHARA キハラ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54052221714775,"sku":"BOW-CER-ARI-KHR-004-","price":26.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/9328\/9303\/files\/DSC05319.jpg?v=1784561476"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0966\/9328\/9303\/collections\/kihara.webp?v=1784284724","url":"https:\/\/iromizu.co.uk\/collections\/kosometssuke-%e5%8f%a4%e6%9f%93%e4%bb%98.oembed","provider":"iromizu","version":"1.0","type":"link"}