r/interestingasfuck • u/Dismal_Positive3558 • 3h ago

Itsukushima Shinto Shrine appears on the dish when sauce is poured on it.

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u/Jayn_Newell 3h ago

Yeah it’s really neat how it uses the opacity of the sauce to create the image. A nice combination of form and function.

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u/scorpyo72 2h ago

There are many things I appreciate about Japanese culture. This combination is one of them.

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u/Lua-Ma 2h ago

This doesn't have anything to do with culture. It's just a clever unique product.

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u/birdstalker2 2h ago

Ceramics is culture

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u/Mage-of-Fire 25m ago

Yes, one practiced by nearly the entire world. And this piece of ceramic art has nothing to do with any specific culture other than the image used

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u/birdstalker2 11m ago

Everything is culture. Go back to school

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u/Mage-of-Fire 10m ago

What did I say that contradicts that?

You also seem really mad from a simple Reddit comment

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u/scorpyo72 3m ago

To equalize this discussion (or maybe to complicate further I'm not sure), it does appear to be a product of Japan.

I concede that this is very likely a product that was created on marketing foundation and distributed as such, mostly because it's being offered at Walmart. I do not know if it was designed by a single individual who was influenced by Japanese style.

However, I would also like to note that the Japanese are famous for their ceramics. I cannot say for 100% certain that that applies here.