We know you fancy beautiful japanese products, that's why you're here, aren't you ? Let's discover this Ohitsu set, a gorgeous japanese tub for rice and sushi.

Ohitsu set consists in a steamed-rice tub of 24 cm in diameter (9.4") and 7,5 cm high (2.9"), ohitsu or handai, a matching lid and a cha-moji, the traditional wooden spoon for rice, 18cm long (7"). 

Traditionally, rice would be transferred from a cooker to an Ohitsu to keep rice warm at the table. Today, Ohitsu tubs are mainly used to prepare sushi rice (mixing it with rice vinegar) or to prepare a chirashi sushi (or scattered sushi). The advantage of using a wooden Ohistu is that the untreated wood absorbs excess moisture from the rice.

Made of japanese cypress wood, called Hinoki, this wood's nice smell matches perfectly with rice.
You can also use this tub for other purposes : a famous 3 stars restaurant in Roanne, France, uses it as a bread basket...