Ginpo Banko Ware Renge Soup Spoon & Spoon Rest

Product Information

• Brand:Ginpo Mishima
• Material:Stoneware (Banko ware)
• Product type:Renge Spoons
• Country of origin:Japan (Yokkaichi, Mie)
• Small:Dimensions (approx): Length: 145 mm, Item weight (approx): Spoon: 60 g, Rest: 70 g, Shipping weight (approx): Spoon: 110 g, Rest: 120 g, Set: 180 g
• Large:Dimensions (approx): Length: 205 mm, Item weight (approx): Spoon: 140 g, Rest: 160 g, Shipping weight (approx): Spoon: 190 g, Rest: 210 g, Set: 350 g

Key Features

• Made of Banko Ware, one of Japanese traditional craftworks.
• Belong to the long-selling Ginpo Mishima series since 1972.

Background

Ginpo Co., Ltd. was founded in Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan in 1932. It is a leading manufacturer with kiln for Donabe casserole in Japan.

Banko ware is well known especially for its Kyusu teapots, Donabe casserole dishes and pig-shaped covers for mosquito-killing incense. Banko ware was designated as a traditional craftwork in 1979.