Mini Porcelain Jar

Mini Porcelain JarThis is a miniature version of the traditional food containers used to keep such food as miso, umeboshi (pickled plums), or tsukemono (Japanese pickles). Every household owned several of these jars, but they fell out of favor over time and were replaced by more modern containers. The jars may not be as popular as they used to be, but their simple shape and brick colored glaze with sandy dripping are timelessly beautiful. They are perfect as salt or

Color and shape of each chopstick rest may vary slightly

The wax derives from the nuts of sumac lacquer trees (haze) and the wicks are made of washi paper and the piths of rush plants

The rustic and charming duckling (kogamo) is printed on cotton using a woodblock and stuffed with rice husks

4⅞: (D) x 1¾" (H)  [12

one of the Seven Treasures of Buddhism

washi paper

The other side depicts a field of iris which bloom around the same time

The rustic and charming waxwing (renjaku) is printed on cotton using a woodblock and stuffed with rice husks

The ball has two different sized openings for thin and thick sticks

Each piece is handmade and the size and color vary slightly

But most of all

has long been considered a symbol of strength and resilience