Kutani Ware Porcelain Fish Shaped Plate, 26cm

At a glance

• Food sits inside the fish while its head and tail remain visible around the serving
• Yellow, Blue and Purple each use a different scale or stripe treatment, not just a colour swap
• Elongated form suits grilled fish, omelettes, sushi, appetisers and relaxed one-plate meals

The clever part of this fish plate is that serving food does not hide the idea.

Its long body provides the usable surface, while the fish's face and tail remain visible at either end. Harekutani itself styles the form for everything from grilled fish to omelettes and one-plate meals, so the shape feels playful without limiting what can actually go on it.

The three variants also change more than the colour. Yellow uses a fine scale pattern, Blue feels sharper and more graphic with stripes and dots, while Purple uses softer looping lines and contrasting details.

At 26cm, there is enough room for a fillet with vegetables, sushi, an omelette, antipasti, crudités or a line of canapés for sharing.

It is an unusual serving piece, but one with enough usable surface to become part of ordinary meals rather than something kept purely for novelty.