{"title":"Chopsticks \u0026  rest","description":"\u003cp\u003eA chopstick rest is the smallest piece on the table. It gives two sticks a small place of their own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing small is exactly why it is the easiest handmade piece to live with. It is the right size for a gift, cheap enough to experiment with, and the first thing guests pick up and turn over. Carved shinogi in black, or a row of small animals. If you are choosing Japanese pottery for the first time, this is the easiest place to start.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is also the cheapest way to find out whether handmade pottery suits you. Small, light and safe in transit, so it travels well too. If you are assembling a table from scratch, \u003ca href=\"\/en-tw\/blogs\/guide\/japanese-tableware-guide\"\u003ethe five pieces to start with\u003c\/a\u003e puts them in order. For gifts, see \u003ca href=\"\/en-tw\/blogs\/guide\/japanese-pottery-gift\"\u003echoosing Japanese pottery as a present\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"product-206","title":"Shinogi Chopstick Rest, Black — Shigaraki","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a charming Shigaraki ware chopstick rest featuring countless delicate \"shinogi\" patterns. The countless delicate \"shinogi\" patterns are meticulously carved by hand, one by one, adding color to the entire piece. The size is a convenient shape that can also hold a spoon, and it can be used not only as a chopstick rest but also to place a small amount of ginger, wasabi, or condiments.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yamamo Masano","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45504018153558,"sku":"206","price":1210.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9473\/4678\/files\/2d07d0d5-9595-43d0-991a-a5dc43f4a1ea_1785529602127.png?v=1785586504"},{"product_id":"product-434","title":"Lazuli × SUNLIFE Wave Chopsticks and Rests, Pair Gift Set — Seto","description":"\u003cp\u003e〜 Lazuli × SUNLIFE — Wave Chopsticks and Rests, Pair Gift Set 〜\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo wave landscapes,\u003cbr\u003eborn of two different crafts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wave of \"Daybreak,\" stirring in deep lapis blue.\u003cbr\u003eThe wave of \"Crescent Moon,\" floating on soft white.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two scenes Lazuli has long set into ceramics are gathered here as a paired gift of chopsticks and rests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeramic rests, and bamboo chopsticks.\u003cbr\u003eTwo materials and two techniques meeting through a single wave — that is where this collaboration began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e〜 From one wave, two crafts 〜\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt started when a designer at the chopstick maker SUNLIFE happened upon a piece by Lazuli.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wave stirring across the surface, worked in inlay, and the tone of the lapis glaze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat scene became the idea: could this wave be expressed in the lacquer of a chopstick? And the making began.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wave Lazuli draws in clay and glaze, SUNLIFE draws in bamboo and lacquer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo crafts, different in material and in method, expressing the same wave through their own techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe chopsticks that emerged from repeated prototypes were then paired with Lazuli's ceramic rests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo crafts that began from one wave became a single gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e〜 Daybreak and Crescent Moon — two wave landscapes 〜\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Daybreak\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLazuli's signature series, conceived from the moment light first reaches a darkened surface of water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wave stirring within deep lapis calls to mind daybreak light falling across still water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Crescent Moon\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA series in soft white, conceived from the moon quietly waxing and waning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe calm wave pattern floating in the white shows the still expression of water lit by moonlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe blue of daybreak, and the white of the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two scenes are placed in one box, as though resting beside one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e〜 Sending someone \"may good waves come\" 〜\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLazuli's wave pattern carries a wish:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay good waves come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is the hope set into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay the days ahead bring calm waves and waves that quicken the heart.\u003cbr\u003eAnd may each of them be savoured, one by one, as good days accumulate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith that wish, two pairs of chopsticks and two rests are placed in a dedicated gift box.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a wedding, a new home, an anniversary — for two people setting out on the days ahead together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe would be glad if you sent it into someone's new chapter, with the thought that good waves may come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e〜 The chopsticks and the rests, each by hand 〜\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSUNLIFE's chopsticks take their idea from Lazuli's wave pattern, expressed through bamboo and lacquer technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fine lines, overlapping as though flowing, answer the wave drawn in the ceramics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rests are made one at a time at Lazuli's studio in Seto, Aichi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe relief of a wave formed from clay is taken onto the surface, then worked with inlay — clay of another colour set into it — layer upon layer, until the wave takes on depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo two waves are the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe hope you enjoy the expression of each, born of different materials and different hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⸻\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduct details\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChopsticks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* 2 pairs (Daybreak \/ Crescent Moon)\u003cbr\u003e* Length: approx. 23cm\u003cbr\u003e* Material: natural bamboo\u003cbr\u003e* Finish: acrylic urethane\u003cbr\u003e* Made in Japan\u003cbr\u003e* Dishwasher safe: yes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChopstick rests\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* 2 pieces (Daybreak \/ Crescent Moon)\u003cbr\u003e* Size: approx. 5.1 × 2.6cm\u003cbr\u003e* Material: ceramic (Seto ware)\u003cbr\u003e* Made in Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresented in a dedicated gift box\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the character of handmade work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause each piece is made by hand, colour and the way the wave pattern appears differ from one to the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the rests you may find variation in the depth of the glaze, unevenness of colour, crystal formation, black specks, pinholes, or grains of iron.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese too are the expression of each piece, born of the material and the hand that made it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e⸻\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCraft Studio Lazuli — mizuki × SUNLIFE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA moment of nature, set into a piece.\u003cbr\u003e〜 May good waves come 〜\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"mizuki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666758525014,"sku":"434","price":5500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9473\/4678\/files\/0450c6ad-9ed8-4e79-bed4-b2cc52a14e5b_1787879959172.jpg?v=1787880451"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/9473\/4678\/collections\/20260528_nokaze0489_d_3.jpg?v=1790516025","url":"https:\/\/global.kyoto-nokaze.com\/en-tw\/collections\/chopsticks.oembed","provider":"Kyoto nokaze Global","version":"1.0","type":"link"}