Black circles interlace with gray loops across bone-white porcelain — graphic, modern, and utterly of its moment. The Basonge pattern is Narumi at their most daring.
Maker: Narumi (distributed by Mikasa)
Pattern: Basonge — black and gray geometric
Material: Bone china
Dimensions: 4.78" diameter
Era: Vintage, 1974–1978
Origin: Japan
Condition: New Old Stock — never used, in original packaging. No chips, cracks, scratches, or crazing. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.
The Basonge pattern is beautiful enough to float a candle in, corral small objects on a desk, or simply display. A striking gift for the modernist collector, the Mikasa or Narumi enthusiast, or anyone who appreciates a piece of design history still in its original wrapping.
Produced from 1974 and discontinued just four years later in 1978, Basonge had one of the shortest runs in Narumi's catalog — which is precisely why it is so rarely found, and why this set of two, still in their original plastic packaging, is such a genuine find. Distributed in the United States by Mikasa, these bowls were never used. Narumi, founded in 1911, was the first Japanese manufacturer to successfully mass-produce and export bone china to the US, and their hallmarks are density, luster, and extraordinary translucency when backlit.
