Vintage Japanese Ceramic Mishima Hakeme Plates Set of 5 Shinroku Tsuji Kyoto Signboard A beautiful example of Japanese

A beautiful example of Japanese folk wood carving

making them ideal for serving sophisticated dishes like simmered vegetables

Dating back to the Late Edo or Early Meiji period (mid to late 19th century)

deep chocolate-to-black luster was not achieved with modern varnish

Craftsmanship: Carved from a solid plank of wood

Vintage Japanese Ceramic Mishima Hakeme Plates Set of 5 Shinroku Tsuji Kyoto Signboard A beautiful example of JapaneseVintage Japanese Ceramic Mishima Hakeme Plates Set of 5 Shinroku Tsuji Kyoto This is a set of five vintage Japanese Kyoto ware studio pottery small square plates (meimeizara) crafted by the ceramic artist Shinroku Tsuji, complete with a wooden storage box. Born in 1905, Tsuji served as a technician at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry's Ceramic Research Institute before establishing his kiln in Yamashina, Kyoto. The plates are decorated using a