Tokusa Sauce Plate CATEGORY_Gift Wrapping-Furoshiki Handle which appears when you pour

which appears when you pour soup into it

and various other dishes

The name AEKA is an archaic word meaning "delicate and ephemeral

lend a sophisticated

The evenly spaced lines are a characteristic decoration of Yamanaka lacquerware

Tokusa Sauce Plate CATEGORY_Gift Wrapping-Furoshiki Handle which appears when you pourThis sauce plate features the tokusa pattern extending from the center with a petal like design. Beloved since the Edo period (16031868 CE), this pattern of straight vertical lines is inspired by the Japanese plant tokusa, known in English as rough horsetail. It is regarded as a symbol of growth and prosperity as it grows unwaveringly upwards. It is a perfect small plate for serving sauces or snacks like nuts and candies. Or you may put a small