Cup & Saucer with Wheat design / Shomura Ken【Arita】

  • Cup & Saucer with Wheat design / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Cup & Saucer with Wheat design / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Cup & Saucer with Wheat design / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Cup & Saucer with Wheat design / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Cup & Saucer with Wheat design / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Cup & Saucer with Wheat design / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Cup & Saucer with Wheat design / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Cup & Saucer with Wheat design / Shomura Ken【Arita】
  • Cup & Saucer with Wheat design / Shomura Ken【Arita】

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Ceramic Feature

Japanese-made porcelain
The title is Mugimon Wansara (麦文碗皿).

This is a cup and saucer created by Shomura Ken.

This is an Arita ware cup & saucer which Shomura-san has created.
Elegant pattern dyeing white porcelain gives us cozy, warm feeling.
He engraved the wheat design and embedded the blue and the yellow paints in it.
Signature design changes depending on when it's purchased.

Mugi (麦)
People say that there used to be wheat in many fields and it was also in Japan since Yayoi era.
The wheat pattern simply means pray for huge harvest for five grains.
Shomura-san expresses how fresh yellow colored wheats grow straight upwards in May.

Size

Height : 8.5 cm
Diameter : 15.5 cm

Artist Introduction

SHOMURA, Ken

SHOMURA, Ken
(Arita artist)

Shomura-san is awarded the Medal with Yellow Ribbon for dedication to the pottery industry. He has a skilled dyeing technique based on the Arita ware craftsmanship.

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Price:
¥22,000 JPY