TSUMUGI GUNPAI Miso Soup Bowl with Lid

This handcrafted soup bowl is made from Japanese zelkova wood, known for its moderate hardness and beautiful grain, qualities that are deeply ingrained in Japanese life.

Made in the image of a bird's nest with eggs inside, the design of this bowl represents the prosperity of future generations.

It comes with a lid to keep the soup warm for an extended time and to enhance its aesthetic presentation.

All GATOMIKIO products are crafted using a woodturning technique called kijibiki, where logs are carefully carved into products while rotating on a lathe.

GATOMIKIO

GATOMIKIO is a brand name of company GATO MIKIO SHOUTEN, a specialist in Japanese woodworking techniques. They are especially skilled in bringing out the beauty that only natural wood grain can have. Their concentric-circle carving results in striking silhouettes.

Never compromising on quality of materials, precision of wood turning, or clarity of lacquer, GATOMIKIO creates pieces that are at once elegant, long-lasting, and functional.

GATO MIKIO SHOUTEN was originally founded as Gato Sawmill in 1908 in Yamanaka Onsen, a town famous for wood turning. Following the spirit of the original wood turners, they continue to aspire to woodworking perfection, with pieces completed individually by craftspeople.

Yamanaka Lacquerware

Yamanaka lacquerware, also known as Yamanaka shikki, is a kind of lacquerware produced in the Yamanaka Onsen district of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture. This lacquerware is unique in that it blends wood grain's natural elegance with the elegant maki-e technique of sprinkling gold, silver, or other colored powder onto a lacquer painting.

With its beautiful wood texture, delicate and robust Yamanaka lacquerware incorporates a modern sense of design while inheriting a tradition that has lasted for 400 years.