Koma-Suji Rice Bowl

Overview Details Shipping & Delivery Iga-yaki Rice Bowls As rice is a core of traditional Japanese diet, rice bowls are staple items at Japanese homes. It’s common to have your own rice bowl in Japan and when ready for a new piece, choosing a right kind is always an important fun process. We have a wide variety of hand-crafted Iga-yaki rice bowls in different sizes and designs...tall, short, wide, shallow, etc. So, hope you will find a right kind for you to enjoy for a long time. Traditional Koma-Suji Koma-Suji refers to horizontal lines which resembles spinning top. It’s a traditional Japanese design, and this Iga-yaki’s koma-suji design has a beautiful wabi-sabi look. True “Terroir” of Iga Iga region, where this pottery is made, used to be the bed of Lake Biwa about 4 million years ago. The clay is coarse and consists of a high level of pre-historic fossilized microorganisms that leave the clay porous when fired. With this effect, when Iga-yaki (Iga-style) pottery is crafted