Kousai Kiln Playful Cat Hasami Japanese Rice Bowl

Enjoy eating rice from this cute rice bowl designed with a playful cat from Kousai Kiln.

This charmingly designed rice bowl is handmade combining the Shigaraki style yakishime (high-fired unglazed ceramics) and the traditional somenishiki, a technique where a product is first glazed with white and blue patterns and then is further decorated with detailed hand-painted drawings. Stoneware items are rarely seen in Hasami Ware. Items from Kousai Kiln are popular for their unique style and designs on the rustic texture of stoneware.

The face of the cat and traditional Japanese patterns are coated with a smooth glaze and the remaining surface retains its coarse and rustic stoneware texture. The curled up cat's ears peek out from the rice bowl and its tail is neatly painted on the back side of the bowl. Find the cat's small little paws on the foot of the bowl. 

Enjoy the different traditional Japanese patterns painted on the rice bowl; the hemp leaf pattern in red, the seigaiha ocean wave pattern in Indigo blue, the shippou interlocking circular patterns in green and the jimon (a design used for kimono fabric) pattern in blue. 

This rice bowl can be enjoyed by adults as well as children. Group this rice bowl with the matching cup and plate to make a full set with the "Playful Cat" motif. 

Kousai Kiln is owned by Umeno Hirohiko, an artisan engaged in pottery making in Hasami-cho, Nagasaki Prefecture. He trained at a Kiyomizu ware kiln in Kyoto City and opened his own kiln in Mt. Nakao in 1991. He produces unique handmade pottery adorned with handpainted designs.

PRODUCT DETAIL

• Dimension: D 11.5 cm (4.5 in) x H 7 cm (2.8 in)
• Material: Stoneware 
• Origin: Made in Japan - Hasami Ware
• Brand: Kousai Kiln