Cheong-a Coupe Plate – 23cm

Wide and gently curving, it holds the space above the table as much as the food upon it. A plate that invites the cook to compose.

Drawn from the same lineage as Korea's great Buncheong (분청) stoneware tradition, this generous coupe plate blends the cool tones of celadon (청자) with the earthy character of iron-slip firing. At 23cm, it offers a canvas — speckled glaze, organic crackles (실금), a surface that holds its own alongside any plating. The Cheong-a series was built on the principle that refinement comes from what is removed, not what is added.

Use it as a main plate for a composed dinner — grilled fish, roasted vegetables, or a simply arranged grain bowl — where the plate itself becomes part of the presentation, not a background to it. Serve as a shared plate at a gathering, placed at the centre of the table for communal banchan or a seasonal salad where every guest can reach comfortably. At 23cm, the form also reads as an object in its own right on an open shelf or sideboard — emptied and still beautiful.

A plate for the cook who considers presentation a quiet act of care. Gifted, it says something about the giver. Handcrafted in South Korea. Glaze colour and surface crackle vary between each plate — a defining quality of the buncheong tradition.