Six plates. Six one-of-a-kinds.
One indigo. Five chosen for you.
Set Contents (SPEC)
1 × TSUKI-JIRI Petite Plate — Indigo Dyed (Japanese oak)
5 × TSUKI-JIRI Petite Plate — Curated selection
6 plates total
Size: 8 × 100 × 100 mm each
Coating: Cerawood (urethane topcoat) ※ Protective coating developed for wooden products.
Indigo finish: Natural indigo — Awa Ai, Hakko-date (fermentation-vat) method + Cerawood
MORI KOUGEI — MADE IN JAPAN
What "curated" means
Five of the six plates are chosen by MORI KOUGEI from current stock — the wood species, grain, and colour are ours to select, yours to discover when they arrive. No two sets will ever be the same.
Leave the choosing to us. All you need to do is wait.
The indigo plate
Every set includes one indigo-dyed Japanese oak plate. Hand-dyed using natural indigo through the traditional Hakko-date (fermentation-vat) method — a craft long practised in Tokushima — it brings a deep, still blue to the set. Among six plates, it becomes a quiet anchor: the piece that holds the others together.
The five curated plates
Selected from available stock, centred on Japanese oak. Each piece has its own grain, its own tone, its own character — even within the same species, no two are the same. Occasionally a piece with rare figure wood makes its way into a set.
Laid out together, six one-of-a-kinds find a natural coherence. A table with this set on it looks considered without being matched.
Wood veneer (tsuki-ita) is made by selecting timber with beautiful grain and slicing it thin. In that process, planks of a certain thickness are produced — these are the tsuki-jiri. The Petite Plate is made from 8mm tsuki-jiri: carefully selected timber, given its own role. Every piece is unique.
How to use it
Six plates make a table into a small collection. A sweet for each guest. A plate for each sake cup. An arrangement of small objects. Use them as you like — there are no rules, only combinations.
As a gift, a set of six chosen by someone else arrives ready-made: no deliberation required, a complete experience in a single box.
Package
Each plate arrives in its own purpose-made box, presented together as a set of six. Simple, considered packaging — ready to give as it arrives.
[Care & handling notes]
Please read the following before use.
- Handle with care — excessive impact may cause damage.
- Wash with a soft sponge and mild dish soap.
- Not suitable for use in microwave ovens, dishwashers, or refrigerators. Avoid use at high temperatures.
- Contact with iron in wet conditions may cause discolouration.
- Do not leave in direct sunlight for extended periods.
- Do not soak in water — this may cause staining, warping, or cracking.
- Grain and colour vary between pieces. Knots and tonal variations are part of the natural character of the wood.
- Intended for use with room-temperature to warm foods (not hot).
- For the indigo-dyed plate: once cured, the finish does not transfer colour. Please note that slight variations in tone and depth are a natural quality of the wood and dye.
Looking for individual plates? Visit the single plate page.
— Shipping —
Domestic Shipping (Japan)
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◉ Please note that we do not ship on weekends or public holidays. All orders are dispatched on weekdays only.
International Shipping
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◉ Any customs duties or import taxes upon delivery are the responsibility of the recipient.
