Socho Turquoise Wave Half-Moon Plate, Gift Boxed — Seto

Half-Moon Flat Plate “Socho -Crisp Morning-” Gift Boxed

A single moment of nature, captured in pottery.
A half-moon plate where the waves shimmer.

No two waves are ever the same.
The moon, quietly waxing and waning.

This is Lazuli's half-moon flat plate, born as if to cut out one such moment of nature.

“Socho” is a series evoking a crisp morning, when both the air and the water run clear in the morning light.

Glaze shifting from translucent turquoise to deep lapis blue, together with a gently flowing wave pattern, creates a landscape like clear water glittering in morning light.

~ A Landscape for Your Table ~

A crisp half-moon outline and a flat form.

Plate a dish or a sweet and it shows the food beautifully, with room to spare.

Turn the straight “chord” edge toward you, or set it at an angle as if tilting the moon.
Simply changing the orientation changes the mood of the table, making the act of plating a pleasure in itself.

For desserts such as wagashi or cake.
For a small assortment of appetizers and nibbles.
And beyond food, it also works as a plate for displaying favourite small objects or seasonal finds.

~ No Two Waves Are Alike ~

The wave pattern comes from an original technique developed through repeated trial and error: the prototype of the wave is formed from the clay itself, and its relief is transferred onto the surface of the plate.

Layered over this is zogan inlay, in which clay of a different colour is set into the surface, giving a depth unlike painted decoration and a three-dimensional wave that shifts as it catches the light.

Glaze is then sprayed in layers, and in the gradation from translucent turquoise to deep lapis blue the morning light and the colour of clear water are reflected.

How the pattern emerges and how deeply the glaze pools differ slightly from piece to piece.

No two waves are ever the same.
Please enjoy the individual character of each, holding its own single moment.

~ A Gift for Someone Dear ~

It arrives in Lazuli’s blue gift box.

Open the box and a landscape of crisp blue and waves appears.

We recommend it as a gift for someone dear — for a birthday, an anniversary, or to celebrate a new beginning.

A moment at the everyday table when the heart quietly unwinds.
Each piece is made one by one, with the wish that good waves may come your way.

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Product Details

* Material: pottery (Seto ware)
* Size: approx. 265 × 130 × 5mm
* Microwave: ○
* Dishwasher: △
* Open flame / oven: ×

About the Character of Handmade Work

Because each piece is made by hand, the colouring and the way the wave pattern appears vary from one to the next.

You may also see variation in the depth and shade of the glaze, crystalline patches, black specks, pinholes, and grains of iron.

Please enjoy these too, as marks unique to pottery born of clay, glaze and flame.

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Craft Studio Lazuli — mizuki
Seto City, Aichi Prefecture

A single moment of nature, captured in pottery.
~ May good waves come your way ~

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~ Three Series, Three Landscapes ~

The half-moon flat plate comes in three series: “Yoake”, “Socho” and “Gengetsu”.

“Yoake”, shifting from deep lapis blue to pale blue, reflects the moment light first breaks over dark water.

“Socho”, moving from translucent turquoise to deep lapis blue, calls to mind clear water glittering in morning light.

“Gengetsu”, with gentle waves rising through a soft white, reflects a still surface of water lit by moonlight.

Within the same half-moon form, each holds the landscape of a different hour, different in colour and in light.

Choose the landscape you like best and enjoy it at your everyday table.

* Photographs may include items from other series.