Kozan-ji Temple Choju Giga Rectangle Dinner Plate MOTIF_Dragon This charming bird-shaped chopstick rest

This charming bird-shaped chopstick rest brings a delightful touch to your table

Although it is originally designed to serve soba dipping sauce

Each Japanese coaster features different motifs and patterns

even slippery food such as noodles

Please enjoy these humorous and playful works intricately depicted through Tosen Kiln’s painting techniques

Kozan-ji Temple Choju Giga Rectangle Dinner Plate MOTIF_Dragon This charming bird-shaped chopstick restFeaturing the distinctive nami yu glaze, which is made from the ashes of the Kyoto forest, this rectangular plate has a natural base color of yellowish cream white. It depicts the famous illustrated scroll named "Choju Giga," which is a caricature picture scroll depicting anthropomorphic animals and their playfulness, dating from the 12th to 13th centuries. The surface of the plate is glazed stoneware with its lustrous glow. Hand painted paintings of