Rice bowls featuring designs by artist Tachibana Fumio 4 styles available Designers collaborate with craftsmen to create an exceptional product A leading product from Shiratakegama. The artist Fumio Tachibana designed the patterns used based on a motif of the ruffled borders used in letterpress printing. The design of each bowl is painstakingly applied by the craftsmans hands using a transfer method called inban or stamping. These are outstanding pieces that compliment any dinner table. 4 Types are available: - Kagami: 'Mirror' Thick blue rectangles arranged horizontally. - Madobe: 'Window' Thin blue rectangles arranged vertically. - Hanakazari : 'Flowers Pattern' mixture of graphic symbols streaming from rim of the bowl and runs inside the bowl as well. - And finally an off white rice bowl Inban is one of the printing techniques used in Japan where a pattern is transferred from paper to porcelain.The craftsman wets the patternedtensha-gami(printing paper) then places it on unglaz