Yazaemon Four Noble Flowers Two Tiers Jubako Bento Box

This is a porcelain two-tiered jubako bento box decorated with flower motifs. The design is not only suitable for festive occasions such as New Year's, but is also practical for everyday use. The box comes with a lid, allowing for convenient storage in the refrigerator, and it's also microwave-safe, so you can heat it directly. Its modest size makes it ideally suited for two people.

You can fill it with food for lunch or with snacks or appetizers for parties, or even use it for desserts during afternoon tea. As it is easy to clean, it's very convenient for various uses.

The design incorporates the "four gentlemen," or "four noble ones," a traditional combination of plants symbolizing virtue in Chinese art: plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo. When combined with pine from the traditional Japanese "three friends of winter" (pine, bamboo, and plum), the "four gentlemen" are considered to be among the highest auspicious floral motifs. Historically in China, these four plants, regarded as virtuous, were likened to the qualities necessary for a gentleman, hence the term "four gentlemen." They symbolize high esteem in the auspicious motifs, while the scroll represents wisdom and knowledge.

Arita Porcelain Lab

The seventh generation Yazaemon describes his vision for Arita Porcelain Lab as "to modernize Arita Ware, the luxury Japanese porcelain culture, and to convey it to the world." Arita Porcelain Lab's tableware retains the aesthetic of "elegance" that Japanese people have valued since ancient times, and adds a stylish appearance to suit modern living spaces.

The colors of the tableware have been carefully selected, with new colors developed for traditional patterns and designs that freely combine traditional patterns to suit modern interiors.  They have developed the original glaze through countless prototypes.

Arita Porcelain Lab also designed perfume bottles made of Arita Ware at the request of Guerlain, a French perfume and cosmetics maker, and collaborated with Laduree, a famous confectionery store, to produce tea and Arita Ware. The company is also deepening its ties overseas, with its tableware being used in a restaurant in the Mandarin Hotel (Paris, France).

Crafted in the historic town of Arita, located in Saga Prefecture, Arita ware stands as the most venerable porcelain production hub in the annals of Japanese history. Characterized by its ethereal translucent white porcelain adorned with vibrant paintings, it has profoundly influenced the porcelain craft across Europe.

Within Japan, Arita ware is held in high esteem as a prestigious brand, with the town of Arita acknowledged as a quintessential porcelain production area.