Japan Blue Checkered Pattern Soba Choko Cup with Condiment Plate Kokutani By layering glazes of varying

By layering glazes of varying color density

This large bowl is decorated with a hand-painted arabesque pattern on the rustic texture of stoneware and feels warm and inviting

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Japan Blue Checkered Pattern Soba Choko Cup with Condiment Plate Kokutani By layering glazes of varyingThis soba choko cup, used as a dipping bowl when eating soba, comes with a small condiment plate that is used to put finely cut spring onions and wasabi for the dipping sauce. The plate can also be used as a lid or a coaster as well. The finely painted design on the cup and the plate is a checkered pattern, known as ichimatsu. Its design of squares and rectangles arranged in a simple grid pattern is known as an auspicious pattern with the meanings of