• Front view of Arita stripe porcelain wind chime bell
  • Full hanging view of Arita stripe wind chime with paper strip
  • Close side hanging view of Japanese ceramic stripe wind chime
  • Angled side view of Japanese stripe ceramic furin bell held in hand
  • Top view inside Arita ceramic wind chime bell
  • Arita stripe ceramic wind chime with individual box and insert card
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Arita Hakuji Wind Chime — Hand-Painted Blue & White Stripe Furin, Sometsuke Porcelain

$70.00 AUD $49.00 AUD
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  • Porcelain
  • Made in Japan

A hand-painted porcelain wind chime from Arita — Japan's first porcelain town, where Lee Sam-pyeong fired the country's first hakuji (white porcelain) in 1616. The dome bell is wrapped in roughly thirty fine cobalt-blue stripes — the same 染付 (sometsuke) underglaze technique that defined Arita's earliest pieces.

Made by 西日本陶器 (Nishi-Nihon Toki) in Saga Prefecture, Japan — Arita-yaki tradition — curated by ZenKiln

About Arita ware and sometsuke

According to the maker's included pamphlet, Arita porcelain began in 元和二 (1616), when Lee Sam-pyeong (李参平), a Korean potter who emigrated to north Kyushu, discovered porcelain stone at Izumiyama (泉山, Saga Prefecture) and fired Japan's first porcelain at the Kamishirakawa Tengudani kiln. The earliest Arita work was decorated in 染付 (sometsuke) — cobalt-blue painting under a clear glaze on a white porcelain body — which remains the foundation of the Arita tradition today. The fine-line stripes on this piece sit squarely in that lineage, before Sakaida Kakiemon developed overglaze enamel in the early 17th century and the Dutch East India Company began shipping Arita porcelain to Europe through Imari port.

Gifting

  • Father's Day, anniversary, birthday — navy-and-white reads as masculine, classic, gift-ready
  • Housewarming and new-home — a classic Japanese new-home gift
  • Coastal home, beach house, Hamptons-style décor lovers
  • Modernists, minimalists, japandi and scandi interior fans
  • Tea-ceremony enthusiasts and lovers of Japanese craft

Reference conversions

  • 7.5 cm ≈ 3.0"
  • 6 cm ≈ 2.4"
  • 75 g ≈ 2.6 oz

Details & dimensions

Set contents: 1 wind chime
Material: Porcelain
Origin: Made in Japan
Brand: Nishinihon Touki
Style: Arita stripe furin / Japanese ceramic wind chime
Bell diameter: 7.5 cm (3.0 in)
Height: 6 cm (2.4 in)
Weight: approx. 75 g (2.6 oz)
Packaging: Individual box

Shipping, duties & delivery

Ships from Japan.

Orders are typically dispatched within 1–3 business days after payment is confirmed.

Estimated delivery times vary by destination and may be affected by customs clearance, public holidays, and local carrier conditions.

Buyers are responsible for any customs duties, VAT, and import taxes that may apply in the destination country.

Packaging & gifting

Includes an individual box.

Carefully packed for gifting and safe delivery from Japan.

This wind chime is also well suited to summer gifting, housewarmings, and seasonal hanging decor.

Care instructions

For decorative use.
Handle with care to protect the porcelain surface, hanging cord, and paper strip.
To help preserve the finish and strip, display indoors or in a covered outdoor area and avoid prolonged rain exposure.
Because fired porcelain items may vary slightly in tone and finish, small differences are part of the character of the piece.

Returns / damage support

Because this item is ordered from the supplier, cancellation may not be possible after the order is confirmed.

If your item arrives damaged, defective, or significantly different from the description, please contact us within 7 days of delivery and include clear photos of the item and packaging.

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