How can a little apple have this much personality?

Look at those bright blue eyes, the long lashes and that enormous smile. Then notice the green leaf, the little stem and the red coloring that softens into warm yellow. Each detail makes this apple feel like a character you are glad to have around.

The look takes its cue from the anthropomorphic apple sets that vintage collectors associate with PY/Miyao pottery. Original examples from Japan are described as dating from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s—a time when even a kitchen jar could be given a cheerful face.

A smiling apple, or a whole cheerful family

Part of the original design’s appeal is seeing the personality carried across different shapes: a small sugar jar, a larger cookie jar and a teapot with a branch-like handle and spout. Each belongs to the same charming little world.

That is why choosing all three feels so satisfying. Displayed together, they create a complete scene; individually, even the smallest apple has enough expression to brighten a shelf. The color and smiles bring warmth to the everyday places you see most often.

Choose the apple that makes you smile

Pick a single favorite for a kitchen shelf or breakfast nook, or bring the three-piece family together for a fuller vintage-inspired display. The set is especially lovely for someone who enjoys expressive kitchen collectibles and the small details that make a home feel personal.

Choose your option

• Sugar — one smiling apple sugar jar with its lid.
• Cookie Jar — one smiling apple cookie jar with its lid.
• Complete 3-Piece Set — the cookie jar, sugar jar and matching teapot, with their lids.

A familiar kitchen smile. Now with a place in your home.