Pine Motif Red Side Plate Set MOTIF_"Karakusa" Arabesque The sauce plate features large

The sauce plate features large blue peonies elegantly painted against a yellow background

it also makes an extraordinary gift for those who appreciate fine sake

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

and the smooth shape and details are elaborately crafted by Yamanaka lacquerware's woodworking technique

slightly visible through the streaky pattern created by the brush

Pine Motif Red Side Plate Set MOTIF_"Karakusa" Arabesque The sauce plate features largeThese 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