Pine Motif Red Side Plate Set MOTIF_"Karakusa" Arabesque slightly visible through the streaky

slightly visible through the streaky pattern created by the brush

Each piece is hand-painted by a skilled artisan

which is impossible to achieve in reality

painted in four of the five colors of the ko-Kutani style: green

This Japanese bowl is handmade from cherry wood

Pine Motif Red Side Plate Set MOTIF_"Karakusa" Arabesque slightly visible through the streakyThese Echizen Lacquerware side plates are exquisite items combining the refined matte shine of red lacquer with the detailed gold designs made with chinkin done by the second generation Tomita Ritsuzan, a renowned chinkin craftsman. The smooth and even coat of the deep red lacquer is painted using a technique called negoro, a method of lacquering by which a black lacquer underneath the red lacquer is visible. The more it is used, the more the black