Vintage Japanese Ceramic Mishima Hakeme Plates Set of 5 Shinroku Tsuji Kyoto Signboard deep chocolate-to-black luster was not

deep chocolate-to-black luster was not achieved with modern varnish

making them ideal for serving sophisticated dishes like simmered vegetables

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but overall the condition remains good

The piece features an abstract modernist form with a textured bronze surface and a curved handle

Vintage Japanese Ceramic Mishima Hakeme Plates Set of 5 Shinroku Tsuji Kyoto Signboard deep chocolate-to-black luster was notVintage Japanese Ceramic Mishima Hakeme Plates Set of 5 Shinroku Tsuji Kyoto This is a set of five vintage Japanese Kyoto ware studio pottery small square plates (meimeizara) crafted by the ceramic artist Shinroku Tsuji, complete with a wooden storage box. Born in 1905, Tsuji served as a technician at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry's Ceramic Research Institute before establishing his kiln in Yamashina, Kyoto. The plates are decorated using a