Motto is to create objects "What you can enjoy for a long time".

Denpei Kiln has been manufacturing ceramics in Arita since the late Edo period using their unique own tunnel kiln. The characteristic styles of products which are highly popular in Japan, can be seen in its contemporary taste. It is a unique and easy style, plus the brilliant and dignified style, which requires skillful brushwork. Denpei's craftsmen are producing these plates with wishing happiness for users.

5 products from Denpei's popular series

Here are five particularly great examples. All tableware is hand crafted, hand painted and painstakingly kilned. It's small but has a substantial presence, which will be a decorative accent for your dining table. Recommended using as a plate for soy sauce, seasoning, and also ideal for chopstick rest.
In addition, they are all stackable and allow for compact storage. The patterns and shapes are a regardless of the season, so it is useful for decorating and everyday use.

1) Rabbits                          2) Rabbits                            3) Clouds                         4) Flowers                5) Rose on Origami

   - karakusa pattern -        - Butterfly pattern -

👆 You can keep neatly stacked. Click on the image for big size!

General caution and care advice

• Color, texture and weight of each item may differ slightly. All the tableware is handmade by craftsmen one by one. We appreciate your kind understanding to the handmade crafts. 
• Oven: NOT safe 
• microwave oven : safe 
• Dishwasher : safe (However, we recommend washing by hand using mild detergent and soft sponge carefully, to avoid damage or cracking under certain situation.)

• Handgefertigte Produkte können Farbe, Textur und Gewicht der einzelnen Artikel geringfügig abweichen. Wir bedanken uns für Ihr Verständnis.
• Backofen/Herd: NICHT geeignet
• Mikrowelle: geeignet
• Spülmaschinen: geeignet (Wir empfehlen jedoch, Handwäsche sorgfältig mit einem milden Reinigungsmittel und einem weichen Schwamm zu waschen, um Beschädigungen oder Risse unter bestimmten Umständen zu vermeiden.)

Rabbit-shaped small plates inspired by the hina dolls from the Hinamatsuri which are annually celebrated on March 3rd in Japan.
A pair of personalized rabbits are dressed in a beautifully drawn kimono. 

Tiny plate with a lively design　

"Kinto'un" (literally meaning "Somersault Cloud"), or flying Nimbus, is a fictional object originally come from Chinese folklore. It is a popular story in Japan. In the tale, the magical flying cloud seems to be able to carry objects such Gokū who is a main character ...

The cloud swirl pattern is drawn in red and blue with a delicate and bold brushstroke by hand, on a glossy white background. It is the perfect size for seasonings, pickles, or tea and coffee sugar.

Beautiful and impressive shades of blue

This product is created using a technique called "sometsuke" that painted under the glaze. Sometsuke tableware has been worldwide popular as “Blue and White”. Traditional but unique sometsuke tableware will color into our life.

Denpei's unique sometsuke plate consists of three tiny flower-shaped plate of different sizes and colors each. It has beautiful contrast of blue and white, a gentle gradation like watercolor painting. In addition, by arranging and combining several plates side by side, to form a large one (see 1st picture above). Create various hospitality scenes depending on your ideas!

Traditional form since the Edo period

Known variously as "oteshozara", "teshozara", or "otesho" depending on the region, these palm-sized plates got their name from the fact they were once used to serve salt at Japanese meals. In the Edo period, otesho plates were made from Arita porcelain in a myriad of shapes, adding an elegant aesthetic to the dining table. It is a very popular and loved item for many collectors.

Now Denpei's craftsman has reproduced Edo period otesho plates in the modern age with original styling.
The form is like an origami piece made by folding a sheet of paper.  A simple and elegant design with a rose on the side.

Denpei Kiln is a producer of high quality Japanese porcelain that established around the later of Edo period in Saga, Japan. It is located in the hills of Arita where they operates their unique own tunnel kiln.

Inheriting the Traditional Techniques of Arita Porcelain, employing uncompromising manufacturing and a fine sense of balance, the kiln has recently been developing products that suit new lifestyles. Unique, stylish, and highly durable products are much loved by everyone from top chefs to ordinary households all over Japan.

* In 2016 , Arita ware will celebrate its 400th anniversary!!  ⇒ more about Arita-yaki