Japanese Semi-Porcelain Lidded Box, Dark Green

A small semi-porcelain lidded box, with a beautiful dark green glaze, designed by Ogino Katsuhiko for kitchen use, but perfect for all kinds of small storage jobs around the house. Together with its smaller counterpart, these are stackable. Made by Ceramic Japan, founded in 1973 in the historic ceramics (commonly called Seto-mono or Yaki-mono) region Seto City, Aichi Prefecture. Seto features a rich natural environment blessed with high quality clays, such as Kibushi and Gairome clays, and silica sand used in making glass, helping the area develop as a ceramics producing region. Measures 18 × 8 × 6 cm, capacity 250ml.