Hoshikage Oribe × Kiseto Small Plate Set of 2

Scattered three-star motifs and softly rounded corners create an understated design that you can enjoy day after day.

With a generous serving area and useful depth, it works for dumpling sauce or soy sauce with sashimi. Small mounds of side dishes such as kinpira or simmered beans look especially appetizing.

Dimensions: W95 × D97 × H20 mm
Box size: W205 × D102 × H25 mm
Weight: 250 g
Material Porcelain
Made in Japan

Use and care
Keep out of the microwave.
• Not dishwasher safe
Do not use in the oven.

• For Kiseto and Oribe, craftspeople apply a thin glaze to each piece by hand, allowing it to pool at the bottom and create gradients across the surface.

• Please season the Kiseto and Oribe versions before first use.

Seasoning seals the open pores of the clay and helps keep stains from entering the glaze’s fine crazing. Repeating the process periodically helps seal these fine cracks so you can enjoy the piece for longer.
Put rice-rinsing water in a saucepan, stir well and bring it to the boil. Turn off the heat and place the piece in the water. Let the saucepan cool slowly for about an hour. Once completely cool, rinse away the starchy film with water and dry thoroughly.

• The Kiseto and Oribe glazes feature fine crackle patterns called kannyu. Dark-colored food and drinks can more readily stain these fine lines.

Hoshikage

The third small plate in the Teshio collection is informal and easy to use—a welcoming starting point even if small plates are new to your table.

Hoshikage refers to the light of stars twinkling in the night sky. We made this plate in the hope that, among the many small plates you might discover, it would bring a little extra brightness to your table.
Softly rounded corners keep the design understated, gently framing the food.

The Traditional Colors series uses glazes with a long history in Japan, giving it a more distinctly Japanese character within the POTPURRI collection.

Clear glaze reveals the white porcelain beneath, while Ruri glaze has a vivid blue made with the cobalt also used for blue-and-white porcelain. Use them together to enjoy their beautiful contrast.
Kiseto glaze has a subdued yellow created by iron, while Oribe glaze gains its deep green from copper. Both colors complement ingredients from the Mino region. Fine crackle lines in these glazes give the pieces depth and expression.

The original box is stamped with Teshio's name and wrapped in a band bearing the salt-crystal logo.