Japanese Tenmoku Shinoragashi salad bowl

An almost black salad bowl whose rim seems to have been dipped in blue-green foam.

The body is covered with a black-brown tenmoku glaze, deep and glossy inside. The whole upper part is wrapped in a wide blue-green band, speckled with beige, which starts at the rim and stretches down the sides in irregular drips. The same band edges the inside, around a luminous black centre.

Tenmoku is a dark, iron-rich glaze. Born around tea bowls, it has become one of the great classics of Japanese ceramics.

The shape is wide and flared, on a small foot. At 21.4 cm in diameter and 8.2 cm high, it is large enough for a salad or a bowl of ramen.

The glaze runs freely: the length of the drips and the intensity of the green change from one bowl to another.

It goes with the Tenmoku Shinoragashi bowl of the same range. For salads, ramen or noodles. Made in Japan.

Highlights

• Tenmoku glaze: a deep black-brown, a classic of Japanese ceramics.
• Blue-green drip: a luminous band running freely from the rim.
• Glossy inside: a black background that brings out the colours of food.
• Versatile size: 21.4 cm, for a salad or a bowl of ramen.
• Matching: it complements the Tenmoku Shinoragashi bowl of the same range.

Product information

• Type: salad bowl
• Material: porcelain
• Origin: made in Japan (Toki-Tajimi area, Gifu Prefecture, home of Mino ware)
• Dimensions: Ø 21.4 cm, height 8.2 cm
• Shape: wide, flared, small foot
• Colours: black-brown, blue-green, beige
• Finish: tenmoku glaze and running glaze, glossy inside
• Presentation: sold individually
• Style: traditional Japanese

How to use

The black background sets off a salad of young shoots, a colourful poke or a clear broth. With the matching small bowls, it makes a dark, elegant set.

As for care, this porcelain salad bowl is dishwasher and microwave safe.

Frequently asked questions

Can it be used as a ramen bowl?

Yes, its 21.4 cm diameter and 8.2 cm height suit a portion of ramen with its broth.

Are there matching bowls?

Yes, the Tenmoku Shinoragashi bowl has the same glaze and the same drip, in an individual size.