Take (竹)
Bamboo. One of the more popular design elements, bamboo symbolizes strength, endurance, integrity, purity, and nobility. It is often accompanied by plum and pine in the Sho Chiku Bai (松竹梅) motif or by the phoenix and paulownia (Dower 1971:46).
Sometsuke Take Chawan (bowl with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)
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Sometsuke Take Zara (dish with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)
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Sometsuke Senbori Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt and carved lines)
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Side of Kuro Fukizumi Take Yunomi (teacup with black stenciled bamboo design)
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