Bowl in Rāmen, Minoyaki porcelain, Damitokusa motif

Dami means strong and dark. Tokusa is a fern of the toxopodiaceae family. It is a plant without flowers or leaves, just a stem that grows vertically.

This motive has been appreciated since the Edo period (1603-1867) as a symbol of growth and prosperity because of its right form. The Tokusa is the plant that grows in the courtyard before Japanese homes, with many stems that grow compactly.

In the past, it was said that if we polished gold with Tokusa, the glow of gold would be polite and would become even more brilliant. The name of this bowl at Rāmen is therefore alluding to its "Tokusa" fern decorating dark-colored painted on the bowl.