Speckled Ear Cat Dishes

Speckled ear cat dishes, white ceramic with black or ginger ears, 5.6 cm to 18 cm

These speckled ear cat dishes are white ceramic pieces shaped like a cat's head, with the ears and a patch of the crown glazed in a speckled black or ginger. Everything else is left white with a fine pebbled texture. You choose a shape and an ear colour. The shapes run from a mini dish that fits in a palm to an 18 cm plate, and there's a plate with a paw-shaped dip well attached to one side.

The white glaze is not smooth. It has a faint orange-peel texture that catches the light, and the coloured ears are painted under it in a mottled wash rather than a flat block. The bowl has a paw print pressed into its base.

These sit somewhere between a snack dish and a tea pet. The mini one is the right size for the wet end of a tea scoop, the saucer for a few dried plums, and the paw plate for dumplings with the sauce in the paw.

Shapes and sizes

• Mini dish: 5.6 × 4.6 × 2.6 cm
• Shallow saucer: 12 × 11 × 3 cm
• Cat-head bowl: 12.3 × 12 × 5.6 cm, about 250 ml
• Large cat plate (sitting cat): 18 × 12 × 1.8 cm
• Paw plate (cat head with a paw-shaped dip well): 17.8 × 13 × 2.6 cm

Product details

• Material: glazed ceramic
• Decoration: hand-painted underglaze ears in speckled black or ginger
• Finish: white textured glaze, paw print relief on the bowl base
• Origin: China
• Sold: individually

This works well for

• Dumplings and dipping sauce on one plate
• Tea snacks and a scoop rest at a gongfu table
• A small cereal or dessert bowl for a child
• Building a set piece by piece, black ears for one person and ginger for another

If you're in Hobart, come and see them on the counter at our Salamanca Tea Bar. Not every shape is stocked in both colours, and the list above shows what we have.

Care

Measurements are taken by hand and can vary by a few millimetres. Small pinholes and specks are normal for this kind of ware. The maker rates them safe for the dishwasher and microwave.

Shipping

Ships from Hobart, Tasmania. Free shipping on orders over $95 Australia-wide. Each piece is wrapped separately and boxed with padding.

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