Gorgeous deep platter with hanafuda phoenix motif, by Hikari Masuda from October 2024. 

The designs for this series of platters are based on Japanese hanafuda (flower card) playing cards. Smaller than their western equivalent, hanafuda feature plants, animals, birds, or man-made objects on their face.

dimensions
length: 25.5cm
width: 19cm
depth: 3cm
weight: 500g

Nb. this work is handmade and measurements are approximate.

Handbuilt ceramic.
Handmade in Japan.

See all platters in this series, as well as our full selection of work by Hikari Masuda.

Hikari Masuda is a ceramicist based in Tokoname, Japan, a town with a ceramic history reaching back more than 1000 years. Her joyful, playful work is rich in vivid folkloric depictions of animals and mythical creatures - her masterful output incorporates many forms and glazes, including figurines, vases, cups, bowls and stunning decorative plates. 

She is stocked exclusively by The DEA Store in Australia and her highly sort after work never stays for long on our shelves!

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