Socho Turquoise Wave Round Flat Plate, Gift Boxed — Seto

~ Round Flat Plate “Socho -Crisp Morning-” Gift Boxed ~

A single moment of nature, captured in pottery.
A landscape of waves spreading across the table.

No two waves are ever the same.

This is Lazuli’s flat plate, holding the look of that single moment within one piece.

“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 Flat Plate That Makes the Most of Empty Space ~

A flat plate made as a single, almost level surface, with no raised rim.

At about 21.5cm across, it is an easy size for the everyday table — from a spread of appetizers, cheese or cake to a light meal for one.

Pile it high with food, of course — or leave space on purpose, and the wave pattern peers out between the ingredients, making the landscape of the plate part of the dish itself.

Make an everyday dish look a little special, or simply enjoy plating freely.
Made to hold food, yet it can be used like a stage of its own.

~ 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. φ215mm
* 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 round 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 round 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.