Hari-awase Dish

Made of Tobe porcelain, the Hari-awase Dish is hand-painted with five different traditional Japanese design motifs and variable shapes, one for each side, in the Sugiura Koubow Studio in Ehime.  Hari-awase, meaning to join together, is reflective of Aya Sugiura’s whimsical style of tobeyaki. Hand-stretched and shaped from tatara (slabs of clay), each piece is one-of-a-kind, and its individual parts are made freehand, showcasing each ceramic ware’s individuality. Flip over the bowl for a surprise wash of color and the artist’s signature mark. Explore the full Sugiura Koubow collection here. About: Sugiura Koubow Studio  Run by a ceramist couple, out of their Matsuyama City studio, Aya Sugiura specializes in Tobeyaki, Tobe ware, a type of white porcelain with blue accents originating in Edo-period Tobe. hand-painted with a distinct blue pigment known as “gosu,” each hand-painted design turns indigo after firing and glazing. Her designs are all made freehand and hand-painted with whimsic