New · Made in Gifu, Japan · For dog lovers
Mino-yaki · two bowls · gift box
Shiba Bowls for Two
Two Shiba dogs sitting under cherry blossom in Kyoto, a five-storey pagoda at their side.
$89 Free shipping to 32 countries
Order by November 20 to make sure it arrives before Christmas.
We ship to mainland China: free, tracked. Import duties, if any, are paid on delivery. Where we ship
A gift for a new home · a wedding
Leaves Fukuoka within one week by tracked airmail.
What buyers say · ★★★★★ on Etsy
“Received updates regarding the item I purchased and when it arrived could tell that it was packed with care; my fragile ceramic bunny arrived in perfect condition! A wonderful purchase and I would buy from this shop again”
Jessica · United States
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“Item was as described and in photos shown. Excellent quality. Seller very knowledgable and took the time to explain everything”
Tiang N. · Australia
- Made in Japan. Mino ware, from Gifu prefecture.
- New, never used. Checked and packed by hand in Fukuoka.
- Returns within 14 days of delivery. Not right? Send it back as it came and we refund the full price, return postage included.
- Packed safely, sent by tracked airmail within one week. Order $100 or more and it flies EMS express.
Duties, checkout and extras
- ★ 5.0 on Etsy · Star Seller. Read the reviews ↗
- Import tax. It depends on your country; if any is due, it is collected on delivery.
- US import duties. Already included in the price: nothing to pay at your door.
- Secure checkout by Stripe — cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay. No account needed.
- Two pieces, one parcel. Each extra piece in the same order is $15 off at checkout.
- Orders of $200 or more travel with a gift to keep: Japanese chopsticks with a rest in a paulownia box, or a Nara kaya-cloth handkerchief.
The story
The Shiba is Japan's own small dog, curly-tailed and sure of himself, bred for centuries to hunt in the mountains. During and just after the Second World War he nearly disappeared. Bombing, hunger and, later, disease had taken most of them. A handful of breeders went from village to village looking for the dogs that were left, and rebuilt the breed from the few they found.
Today the Shiba is the most common native dog in Japan. Every one you see on a Tokyo pavement goes back to those few village dogs.
The craft
Mino-yaki, made in Japan in Gifu prefecture, where much of Japan's everyday tableware is made. A Kyoto spring scene runs round the bowl. Microwave and dishwasher safe, so they are for daily use, not the cabinet.
Living with it
Rice in the morning, a side dish at night. If your household is quietly run by a dog, you will understand the expression on these two. A gift for a dog person, or for two people who share one.
• Two bowls, Ø 13 × H 6.7 cm • Mino-yaki, microwave and dishwasher safe • Gift box, new • Made in Japan
How it travels
Packed safely, insured in full
Every piece is packed by hand in Fukuoka inside a sturdy 3 mm corrugated carton, cushioned all round with air pillows so it cannot move. It travels with tracking all the way to your door: by EMS, insured for its full value, on orders of $100 or more, and by tracked airmail below that.
A question about this piece — size, marks, condition? Ask the house, we answer within a day.