Hand-painted Oval Bowl - TAKO / タコ唐草 saucer ■ Designed and Made In

■ Designed and Made In Japan

Bowl and 15cm Plate

making feel the mellow taste of sake

A Kouraku kiln (幸楽窯) in Japan specialises in Arita ware since 1865

Hand-painted Oval Bowl - TAKO / タコ唐草 saucer ■ Designed and Made InIts heavyweight, hand painted drawings and handmade textures characterize this oval bowl. (Tako Karakusa) Series Background: "(Tako)" means "octopus.". And "(Karakusa)" means decorative arabesques, especially those with circular or spiralling vines. Since the leaves look like the suction part of an octopus, the drawing pattern is named as "(Tako Karakusa)". On the other hand, the pronunciation of the octopus (TAKO) in Japanese is similar to "euphoria