Meoto Tableware

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Meoto Tableware

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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Explanation

Teacups, rice bowls (夫婦茶碗　meotojawan, meoto wan) and other itmes in tandem for husband and wife are quite common and often a present for a wedding.

Read the story about the Takasago legend below.



The pieces for the husband are usually a bit larger.
They may be of the same color or different colors and slightly different patterns.

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Chopsticks for a couple, meoto bashi 夫婦箸




Edo hakkakubashi meoto setto 江戸八角箸夫婦セット
chopsticks with 8 corners, from Edo.
They are so good you can hold a piece of tofu without dropping it.
Even now, they are made carefully by hand.
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Worldwide use


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Things found on the way


Meoto Daruma and Takasago - 　 　夫婦だるまと高砂


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HAIKU

新茶汲むいつもの夫婦茶碗かな
shincha kumu itsumo no meoto jawan kana

pooring new green tea
into our couple's cups
as usual

Oma Sachiko 小間さち子
Tr. Gabi Greve


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三ケ日膳に長寿の夫婦箸
mikkabi zen ni chooju no meotobashi

food tray of the New Year
with our couple's chopsticks
for a long life

YOSHIHIKO YOSHITAKE
Tr. Gabi Greve

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寄せ鍋やまるみをおびし夫婦箸
yosenabe ya marumi o obiji meotobashi

月成 英信 / gendai haiku


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Related words

***** Hashi, O-Hashi ... Chopsticks お箸　おはし


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