Sone (Japan)

Designer
Maker	Sone Japan
Marks	No marks
Material	Stoneware
Description	Straight-sided press moulded bowl with dimples spherical knob short  handle attached to upper side of bowl.  Banded two-tone brown glaze  applied to exterior with speckled dark colour to rim.  Interior is lighter burnt-orange gloss glaze.  Unglazed foot ring to base.
Condition	Very Good.  No chips cracks or crazing
Number	No number
Production Date	1960s
Width at rim	100mm
Width at Base	53mm
Depth	40mm
Length (with handle)	130mm
Weight	220gm
Volume	250ml
Acquisition	Purchase Waverley Antiques Market 3 Apr 2013.
Rameking Reference Number	SON 001 -004

These ramekins are unmarked.  The original stamp to the base has been lost through washing over the years.  They were made by Sone Ceramics of Japan and would have been stamped “Apollo Ware Atelier Sone Japan”  They were likely to have been designed by famous Japanese ceramist Kyoki Yamazaki who was working there at the time.  They are available in a variety of designs but only one pattern.  Sone also produced the popular “Kiyomizu” traditional Japanese design, not to be confused with the Kyomizu yaki ceramic ware.

I don’t know if they are the same people or not but The company Sone Kogai Co Ltd are wholesalers of Brown-Ware and were founded in 1944.  It is located at 4-6, 3-Chome, Tatsumi-Minami, Ikuno-Ku Osaka, Japan.  Although they are leading wholesaler of specialized tableware, Sone also develop original products to meet their customers needs.  They now sell a range of ceramic piggy-banks and Japanese lucky (maneki neko) cats.