Due to the busy season at work, shipping may be temporarily suspended. Please be sure to read my profile. m(_ _)m. ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Tachikichi set of 5 rectangular plates. Discontinued and rare item. A tasteful sometsuke (blue and white) design inspired by Ko-Imari. The inside features a water bird perched on tall grass. It's holding firmly onto the swaying stems^_^. Below, large lotus leaves open wide. The rising sides have a generous triple-banded sash, creating a finish that resembles a framed painting. Reeds are also on the outer two sides. Both inside and out, the designs are themed around waterside scenes. The corners are slightly recessed. The gentle ryoka (petal-shaped) rim, colored with iron glaze (kuchibeni), adds to the expression. ※Due to the glossy porcelain surface, the colors may appear slightly different depending on the natural light or fluorescent light. Please be aware of this. Size: Approximately 14.1 x 20.5 cm wide, approximately 2.9 cm high. Rectangular plates with a moderate depth. Suitable for serving grilled dishes, sushi, simmered fish with sauce, and other dishes. Also suitable as a mukozuke (flat serving dish) for sashimi. In addition, you can arrange fruits and sweets (such as yokan, nerikiri, roll cakes, etc.) side by side... etc., it's a shape that allows for various fun arrangements (^-^). Being long and allowing for sharing, it would also be interesting to use them as serving plates for parties or New Year's dishes. A wonderful item that will be useful for both everyday use and for setting up a banquet (^^). This item was found during the clearing out of my parents' house. It seems they purchased several of these before. They were carefully packed and stored in a tea box, so they are in unused, beautiful condition. There are no cracks or chips. For those who love tableware, or those who are looking for this, how about it(^^)? This item is already discontinued and difficult to obtain. Please understand that this item has been stored at home, and consider purchasing it. Please forgive any glaze unevenness from the time of creation, or any minor scratches from storage. The plates will be shipped after being removed from the aged box. They will be carefully packed with bubble wrap, etc. Arita-yaki Kiyomizu-yaki Kyo-yaki Kutani-yaki Hasami-yaki Hirado-yaki Mino-yaki Maebata Kozan-gama Ryuho-gama Sanyo Toki Nikko Long plates Serving plates Sashimi plates Individual plates Mukozuke Simmered dish plates Dessert Salad Fruit Japanese plates Bird pattern Ko-sometsuke (old blue and white) Old pottery ＊ ＊ ＊ ＊