Chestnut Plate by Yukikatsu Isobe

nown for its ceramics, Kasama is also known for its chestnut crop.

These plates, made at the ceramic business of Yukikatsu Isobe, combine the two.

The ultimate veteran in the Kasama pottery scene, Isobe only knows one way to work. With traditional methods and materials.

Small items, these plates are imbued with a large amount of charm.

They are 1cm high and 13cm in diameter.

They weigh around 100g.

About Yukikatsu Isobe

Yukikatsu Isobe has been a practising potter since 1966, and is part of the rich reserve of craftspeople in Kasama. His family’s pottery works was established in 1795, and has ridden the changing tides in ceramics. When Isobe began at the business in 1968, it was at the height of the post-war arts and crafts boom in Japan, and this had a formative influence on his work.  Adapting to tastes, Isobe has never compromised in delivering the skill of a craftsperson, and in providing a connection to the folk art history of Kasama and Japan. His work has both a tradition, and a freedom.