■Product Details. An oblong square plate made by Masaki Tomabechi,a Banko ware artist active in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture .
Just the right size to hold fish such as saury fish. This plate has a shape that makes you look forward to seeing what to serve on it, such as sashimi, sushi, caprese, and fried eggs.
Masaki Tomabechi creates contemporary pottery based on white, black, and turquoise. Influenced by Indian jewelry, his works are characterized by a technique called ``kanyu,'' which involves pouring ink into the cracks created by the difference in shrinkage rates between glaze and clay. It expresses the "spider web" pattern seen in turquoise.
