{"product_id":"petite-assiette-bizen","title":"Bizen Small Plate","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eA sculpture born of flame\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSome objects are more than beautiful — they carry memory within them, the memory of an encounter between earth and fire. This Bizen Small Plate is the work of Makimasa Imai, a ceramicist from a three-generation lineage of potters in Kyoto. Before returning to clay, he spent ten years at the Tokyo University of the Arts, studying sculpture. That sculptor's eye — the precision of form in space — lives in every piece he creates. To place this plate on your table is to welcome a work of art into the quiet intimacy of daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eAncient Clay and the Memory of Flames\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBizen clay is among the most storied in Japan. It comes from one of the Six Ancient Kilns (\u003cem\u003eRokkoyo\u003c\/em\u003e) — those legendary centers of Japanese ceramics with a history spanning more than a thousand years — and carries within it the weight of time and the silent density of mountain earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThis plate was shaped by hand, then entrusted to the wood-fired \u003cem\u003eNoborigama\u003c\/em\u003e climbing kiln in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture. No glaze. No enamel. No human hand intervened to color or adorn the surface. Only the living flame and drifting ash drew what the Japanese call \u003cem\u003ekeshiki\u003c\/em\u003e — the \"landscape\" that each piece comes to wear. Every dancing flame, every grain of ash that settles, leaves a mark that is unique, irreplaceable, eternal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWhat you see on this plate is not decoration. It is nature's own signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eFive Landscapes from One Fire — Choose Yours (A to E, first come, first served)\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn the same Takehara kiln, five small plates were fired together. Same clay. Same hands. Same flame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAnd yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eDepending on where each piece rested inside the kiln, on how the fire brushed or embraced it, on the path the ash took through the heated air, each one emerged entirely different. One carries deep, ink-dark tones. Another reveals warm, almost copper-like reflections where the flame lingered longest. A third holds the trace of ash fallen like a breath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFive landscapes. Five destinies born from the same moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWe invite you to choose your piece from among the five — \u003cstrong\u003eA, B, C, D, or E\u003c\/strong\u003e — in the order requests are received. Each letter corresponds to an individually photographed plate. Look closely. One of them is waiting for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eJapanese Art de Vivre, at Your Table\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn Paris, as in Kyoto, the most beautiful meals begin with attention to detail. This Bizen Small Plate is made for the moments that matter: a bite of aged cheese before dinner, a few olives at apéritif, a square of dark chocolate with coffee, or a poached fig as dessert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIt finds its place beyond the table too: an elegant tray for evening jewelry, a ring dish in ancient clay, a quiet and beautiful presence on a shelf or a desk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eOne unique piece. A lifetime of use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"overflow-x-auto w-full px-2 mb-6\"\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"min-w-full border-collapse text-sm leading-[1.7] whitespace-normal\"\u003e\n\u003cthead class=\"text-left\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\" class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/60 py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\" class=\"text-text-100 border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/60 py-2 pr-4 align-top font-bold\"\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eW 14 cm × D 15 cm × H 3.5 cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e0.2 kg\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eCeramic — Bizen clay, unglazed, wood-fired in Noborigama climbing kiln\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eMakimasa Imai\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShips from\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"border-b-0.5 border-border-300\/30 py-2 pr-4 align-top\"\u003eKyoto, Japan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne-of-a-kind piece. 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