Japanese Jupiter Dinner Plate

Use & Care

Dishwasher and Microwave Safe with care. Not oven safe

All ceramics can be damaged by sudden temperature changes, so please do not submerge hot pottery in water or place it on a cold countertop. Also, avoid heating frozen foods or placing containers in the oven or microwave immediately after taking them out of the refrigerator.

Know Your Maker

The Jupiter ceramics range is from Marumitsu Pottery, a small Japanese company over 70 years old  and based in the Seto Region. Seto is one of Japan’s Six Ancient Kilns. Six ancient kilns has over 1000 years history of production of ceramics. Seto was abundant in rare, high-quality clay with durability and light colour close to porcelain. In the middle ages, Seto became the first and only place to glaze the ceramics. This long history and tradition has been carried on to the present day and generic term for ceramics in Japanese became "Seto-mono" which translates as "Thing of Seto".

For Marumitsu pottery a ceramic prototype mould is made by hand, then casts are taken for range consistency. They are then glazed by hand with an eye for detail and to celebrate the irregularities and textures of the iron rich glaze, and the warmth of imperfection created by human hands. Creating a unique tableware with personality and character.

The clay body of the vessels contains raw substances, a lot of organic matter and pebbles are mixed in, often retaining an uneven texture. Although there are some adjustments to the clay collected from the mountains, due to the degree of firing and the nature of the glaze, there may be small inconsistencies to colour shade and glaze.