KOMON Large Plate, Small Cherry Blossom

At a glance

- Hasami-yaki (波佐見焼), Nagasaki Prefecture; by Kihara (キハラ), Arita
- Symbol of transience and spring, cherry blossom Kozakura (小桜) in gosu underglaze blue
- 24cm wide; dishwasher and microwave safe; suits sharing dishes and centrepiece serves

Cherry blossom has a particular quality: it is both deeply Japanese and universally understood as a symbol of something brief and beautiful.

Kihara's kozakura small cherry blossom repeats hundreds of delicate five-petal flowers across the full face of a 24cm sharing plate in the classic indigo-on-white vocabulary of Hasami porcelain. The pattern carries the same technical quality as all KOMON pieces: printed via gosu underglaze with a deliberate slight relief and tonal variation that gives the design warmth and depth.

In a UK kitchen, this is the plate that comes out for things that deserve a proper setting: a Friday night mezze, a birthday cake, a Sunday spread of cheeses and charcuterie. The 24cm diameter and moderate depth make it genuinely versatile.

Made in Hasami, Nagasaki Prefecture. Dishwasher and microwave safe.