Gouroku-wan 合鹿椀 Japanese soup bowls Junichi Hakose enjoys the beauty

Junichi Hakose enjoys the beauty of it

This is large size plate in a simple design from the Jokan series

for Kimono

thereby making to last

Gouroku-wan 合鹿椀 Japanese soup bowls Junichi Hakose enjoys the beautyGouroku wan() is not a typical style of Japanese bowl or soup bowl (owan). The bowl is much bigger, and the foot (kodai) is higher, and it has a distinctive grandeur look. It was first created in the 17th Century Gouroku area of Noto Peninsula in the Ishikawa Prefecture, close to Wajima. It was designed with the intention that the bowl be used by placing it directly on the floor, not on the legged tray (typical at that time); therefore, the foot