Japanese Porcelain Footed Shell Dish
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$13.25 USD
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Artisan Made
Small Batch
Natural Materials
A small footed porcelain dish crafted in Seto, Japan, hand-shaped in the form of a scallop shell.
Hand-finished with a low pedestal foot, ribbed shell-like flutes across the body, and a smooth glazed interior. Ideal as a jam or condiment dish at breakfast, a ring or trinket holder on the dresser, or a small dish for sweets at tea, drawing on the seaside sculptural tradition of European porcelain.
Technique
Pottery
Origin
Japan
Material
Porcelain
Dimensions
L 3.2" × W 2.8" × H 1.3"
meet the maker
seto potters
SETO CITY · AICHI, JAPAN
This story begins in the heart of Japan's pottery region, where ceramics have been made for more than a thousand years. In 1950, a small ceramics shop opened its doors. Seventy-five years later, the studio's work is known across Japan. Slow, considered pieces, shaped by a place that has set the country's table for a millennium.
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