Vintage Japanese Ceramic Mishima Hakeme Plates Set of 5 Shinroku Tsuji Kyoto Signboard Dating back to the Late

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

ready for immediate ritual or ceremonial use

making them ideal for serving sophisticated dishes like simmered vegetables

Vintage Used Condition

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

Vintage Japanese Ceramic Mishima Hakeme Plates Set of 5 Shinroku Tsuji Kyoto Signboard Dating back to the LateVintage 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