Dishes & Plates

Sara (皿) is the general term for flat or shallow serving ware in Japanese tableware, ranging from small side plates to larger platters used for entrées, appetizers, and shared dishes. Their broad, open shape makes them a versatile counterpart to the deeper bowls used elsewhere in a Japanese table setting.

Each piece in this collection is secondhand and showcases a range of regional kilns, glazes, and hand-painted motifs — including sometsuke (blue-and-white) and other traditional patterns — bringing understated character and craftsmanship to everyday dining.

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  • Utsutsugawa Ware Plate — Hand-Painted White Heron (Shirasagi) Motif, Swirled Brown Ground

  • Ki-Seto Style Bowl — Coarse Stoneware with Copper-Green "Tanpan" Accents

  • Hexagonal Studio Clip Sunburst Dishes, Pair — Combed Radiating Lines, Spiral Center, Speckled White Glaze

  • Turquoise Crackle-Glaze Serving Tray — Carved Bamboo & Crab Motif, Rope-Twist Rim

  • Stoneware Grater Plate (Oroshizara) — Turquoise Ash-Drip Glaze, Woven-Texture Unglazed Grating Surface

  • Onta Yaki Shallow Plate — Wavy Brushwork Rim, Ash-Cream Glaze, Wide Unglazed Footring

  • Fluted Chrysanthemum Dish — White Monochrome Glaze, Ribbed Petal Rim, Raised Glazed Footring

  • Lavender-Rimmed Scalloped Dishes, Pair — Spiral Throwing Rings, Iron-Brown Wave Edge

  • Japanese Sometsuke Blue & White Plate, Hand-Painted Floral, Scalloped Rim.

  • Ceram Blue Floral Bowl - Hand-Painted Scroll & Leaf Motif

  • Ceram Polka Dot Bowls - Hand-Painted Blue & Olive Dots, Set of 2

  • Ceram Okinawan Striped Large Bowl - Hand-Painted Sunburst Design

  • Yachimun Okinawan Pottery Plate — Hand-Painted Paneled Floral Design

  • Yachimun Plate by Ken Sugawara - Hand-Painted Tenmoku Glaze, Cream Floral & Scroll Motif

  • Unzen Artist-Made Serving Plate/Bowl — Large Irregular Studio Pottery, Painted Leaf Motif

  • Tachiyoshi Kikkichi Hagi-Glaze Chrysanthemum Oval Plates, Set of Two