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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.
Height : 8.5 cm
Diameter : 15.5 cm
Shomura-san is awarded the Japanese Medal with Yellow Ribbon for contribution to the ceramics world. Glaze melted together in the kiln leads to making a fantastic color.