What kind of tableware is the 'oryoki' mentioned in the TAGAYA description?
While reading the dish description, I came across the unfamiliar expression 'inspired by oryoki.' I want to understand what shape and purpose the tableware is modeled after before choosing.
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Oryoki refers to a temple tableware set where dishes nest neatly into one another in order of size, and TAGAYA borrowed this method to design five sizes of bowls and plates that interlock and stack together.
Oryoki is a set of tableware used by monks for meals in temples, characterized by dishes that decrease in size sequentially and nest one by one into the largest bowl. Along with the meaning of holding just the right amount needed, it embodies the wisdom of storing tableware without excess in small living quarters.
Maruhiro brought this unique nesting principle to the dining table to create the TAGAYA series[1]. This series consists of a total of five sizes of bowls and plates, allowing them to be stacked sequentially to reduce cupboard volume when organizing dishes[2].
In addition, plates of the same size fit so that they can not only be used as standalone dishes but also placed over bowls as lids[3]. When storing food, you can place it as a cover to keep out dust, and when eating, you can naturally switch it to an individual serving plate by taking it off to portion food.
hmmm, by adding the functionality of lid-and-plate interchangeability to the concise storage of temple bowls, it reduces both the number of tableware pieces and kitchen space.
I have not yet confirmed the individual dimensions, such as the specific diameter or height, of the five bowls and plates.