Small in size. Full of character.
8 × 100 × 100 mm — a small plate made from carefully selected timber.
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 standard TSUKI-JIRI WOOD PLATE is made from 12mm planks. But the same timber also yields planks closer to 8mm — with the same quality of grain, the same presence in the wood.
The Petite Plate was made to give those 8mm planks their own role. The spirit of TSUKI-JIRI WOOD PLATE, compact in form: 8 × 100 × 100 mm. Every piece is unique.
Every piece, one of a kind.
Japanese oak appears most frequently, but the process also yields small quantities of other species — each with its own grain, its own tone, its own character.
No two pieces are the same — not in wood species, colour, or grain.
Available species change over time. If a piece catches your eye, it may not return once it is gone.
How to use it
TSUKI-JIRI Petite Plate has no fixed purpose — it is a small vessel waiting to find one.
- A plate for a biscuit, a nut, or a small sweet
- A dish for wagashi or other Japanese confections
- One piece of sushi per plate, arranged across the table
- A stand alongside a sake cup or small vessel
- A tray for a ring or something worth setting apart
- A base for a small bud vase or flower
Rather than asking "what is this for?" — it invites you to imagine what it could become.
Finish options
- Flat (undyed)
The wood as it is — grain, tone, and the silver shimmer of the medullary ray (fu) left exactly as nature made them. The most direct encounter with the timber.
- Indigo Dyed
The same wood, taken somewhere else entirely. Hand-dyed using natural indigo through the traditional Hakko-date (fermentation-vat) method — a craft long practised in Tokushima. The grain remains visible through the deep blue ground, giving the wood a quiet, layered depth.
※ 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.
Package
Each plate arrives in its own purpose-made box, designed specifically for this product.
Simple and considered — ready to use at home, or to give as it arrives.
Set Contents (SPEC)
Size: 8 × 100 × 100 mm
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
※ As natural timber, grain and colour vary between pieces.
A note
TSUKI-JIRI Petite Plate is not a simplified version of something larger.
It is another TSUKI-JIRI WOOD PLATE — made from 8mm planks given their own role, carrying the same care and the same spirit as the original.
We hope that when you hold it, you feel something of the wood's weight, its character, and the time behind it.
[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.
— 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
◉ We ship worldwide to all deliverable destinations.
◉ Shipping rates vary by region and weight. Please see here for rates and details.
◉ Any customs duties or import taxes upon delivery are the responsibility of the recipient.
