Made in Japan Ripple Ridge Mortar and Pestle Suribachi and Surikogi Set Small 5.91 Inches for Both Right and Left Handed Black Authentic Mino Ware Pottery K81714

This original waved mortar was designed by the Japanese pottery company Yamagata Touen, which has a rich history dating back to 1794. The seventh-generation potter, Tomoya Kato, invented this special functional mortar after nine years of trial and error. This waved design keeps ingredients at the bottom, preventing them from moving up around the mortar, thus making grinding easier and faster. Food can be ground with greater freshness due to less heat from rubbing. Please note that color, shape, and size may vary slightly for each handmade item. Made in Japan.

• Size : Dia 5.91 inches Height 2.56 inches, Weight：approx. 1.13 lbs, Full Capacity：approx.18.6 fl.oz.
• Material : Pottery, Texture Shiny outside. Dishwasher, microwave available, no direct fire or oven.
• Handmade Ripple Ridge Mortar and Japanese cypress wooden pestle set for Right-handed and Left-handed people.
• This original waved mortar was designed by Japanese pottery, Yamagata Touen, which has a great history since 1794. The seventh generation, Tomoya Kato, has invented this special functional mortar after 9 years of trials and errors. This waved mortar helps keep ingredients stay on the bottom instead of going up around the mortar which makes it easy and faster to grind. Food can be ground with more freshness due to less heat from rubbing
• Also this mortar is perfect for elderly people or those that want to minimize cooking time as it features ripple ridges that can keep ingredients on the bottom when grinding and have stronger friction, making it easier and faster to grind. Additionally, mortars are usually designed for right-handed individuals as it requires clockwise grinding but the ripple ridges can be ground both ways, The size is perfect for grinding sesame seeds, Chinese yams, herbs and more.