Japanese craftsman handmade pottery bowl Okinawa Tsuboya confectionery dish dessert plate

Tsuboya-yaki｜ The pottery produced in the Tsubota area of Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture has a pottery-making history of more than 300 years. The Tsubota area has good water quality and soil. Since the Ryukyu Dynasty, potters from all over Okinawa have gathered here to make pottery. In the early Showa era, Soetsu Yanagi promoted the folk art movement. He came to Okinawa and marveled at the pottery of Tsuboya ware, which made Tsuboya ware more famous. The traditional Okinawa three-color painting uses green glaze, jelly glaze, and blue glaze to represent the forest, the earth, and the clear sky respectively. The pattern inspiration Taken from the natural scenery and sea of Okinawa, leaves, arabesques, flowers, fish, fish bones, etc. are commonly used, with the characteristics of island vitality and exotic style. This snack plate uses soil from the southern part of Okinawa. The firing method is similar to the early Arakaki. It is engraved with patterns of leaves and flowers. It is simple and friendly, and is suitable for holding all kinds of snacks and fruits. Size｜ Diameter 9.5 x Height 2.5 cm * The two pieces in stock have different patterns and will be shipped randomly.