Kutani Ware Ishidatami Set

At a glance

- Three hand finished Kutani ware pieces by Seikou Kiln, Ishikawa, all carrying the Ishidatami (chequered, cobblestone) pattern
- Ishidatami is considered protective against misfortune in Japan, and read as a wish for prosperity that keeps on going, since the grid repeats outward with no natural end
- Kutani yaki (九谷焼) porcelain, a coloured tradition some 350 years old; Seikou Kiln opened in 1935 in Terai, Ishikawa

This set includes:

1 x Seikou Kiln Kutani Ware Plate, Ishidatami pattern
1 x Seikou KilnKutani Ware Mug, Ishidatami pattern
1 x Seikou KilnKutani Ware Rice Bowl, Ishidatami pattern

Plate, mug and rice bowl, all three carrying Ishidatami, a chequered pattern that takes its name from stone paving laid out in a grid the way old temple courtyards were. In Japan it is considered protective against misfortune, and because the grid repeats outward in every direction with no natural end, it is also read as a wish for prosperity that keeps on going.

Kutani yaki began in Japan's early Edo period, in the 17th century, in Kutani village in what is now Ishikawa Prefecture, a coloured porcelain tradition now some 350 years old. Seikou Kiln opened in 1935 in Terai, Ishikawa, and its transfer paper is developed in house, applied by hand until the seams disappear entirely.

A steady, everyday set with a quietly protective meaning behind it, as suited to daily use as to a new home.