jp-art provide the safe and secure delivery services for you to receive your items wherever you are. We cover all damage or loss that occurs during shipping. However, please be aware that if you arrange for a shipping company or import customs broker other than those arranged by our company, it will not be covered by our compensation policy. Please do not hesitate to reach us should you have any concern or doubt.
Our international shipping is offered through JAPAN POST.
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Indonesia, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Bhutan, Vietnam, East Timor, Taiwan, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, People's Republic of China,Malaysia, Singapore, Korea |
(0kg–0.5kg) 15.00$ (1.01kg–2.5kg) 35.00$ |
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United States (59 states),Argentina, Uruguay Ecuador, Guyana, Colombia, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Chile, Paraguay, Falkland Islands, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, French Guiana, Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, New Caledonia Norfolk Island, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Orlando Islands, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Dutch Caribbean, Cayman Islands Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Guernsey, Vatican City, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland Isle of Man, Italy, Jamaica, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Maldives, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saint BarthÉlemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sint Maarten, Slovakia Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Yemen, Ukraine, Kosovo Belarus, Russia |
(0kg-0.5kg) 35.00$ (4.1kg–6kg) 120.00$ |
Delivery Policy
Most of the products are shipped within 5 working days after the order confirmation. Please be advised that it may take more than 5 working days to ship if the products need to be back-ordered.
When you order several items at a time, we ship them all together.
Once your parcel is dispatched, we will send you an email with tracking information. After that, you will receive an email to see where your parcel is every time tracking information is updated.
Your signature is required on delivery to ensure safe receipt. In case your parcel is deposited at a local post office due to your absence on delivery etc., please contact them at your end.
Moreover, your items are considered as imports. You will be fully responsible for import duties, taxes and brokerage fees (if any) in your country.These fees may be charged you when your package enters your country (they are not included in payment on our website).
Packing / Damage
We pack your items carefully to ensure a trouble-free delivery of your goods.
We regularly ship more than hundreds products in a month and we face less than 1 trouble in a month.
We guarantee our products to arrive in perfect condition. In the event that an item from your order is damaged during shipping, please email us with a detailed photo of the damage within 48 hours of your delivery. Contact form
Import Taxes & Customs Fees Please be aware that in all cases the customer is responsible for paying any customs fees applied to their order and for providing any and all documents required by customs in the country of receipt.
These costs include the sales tax in the country of receipt (applied to the total value of the order), duties on the cost of products (around 6% for the European Union) and any handling fees applied by the shipping provider.
EMS (JP Post) generally charges the required sum at delivery.
For Airmail Small Packet, your national carrier will generally bill you when applicable.
We understand that custom fees are worrying for some customers. We hope that you are reassured by the fact that, when buying on JP-ART, you really are ordering direct from Japan- getting authentic and original Japanese items that are not easily found anywhere else.
For our customers in the USA: Most packages with a declared value under $800 USD will be cleared without any fee. If you purchasing more than that amount, we will split your order into multiple shipments as best we can.
*We will do our best, but we will not be responsible for any failure to do so.
*If a shipment is split into multiple shipments, the shipping date may be shifted by one day for each package.
For our customers in Australia: Orders below $1000 AUD are regarded as 'low value imports' by Australian customs. As of 01 July 2018, customs duties may apply to any goods imported from overseas by consumers in Australia. For more information, please visit the Australian customs website.
For our customers in Canada: Orders above $20 CAN require that you pay the applicable duties and the GST. For more information, please visit the Canadian customs website.
For our customers in Singapore: Orders above $400 SGD require that you pay the applicable duties and the GST. For more information, please visit the Singapore customs website.
For our customers in the EU:EU Directives calculate the Total Value of the order as a combination of the price of product and shipping fees. The buyer is responsible for paying both consumption tax and import duty of the total value.
Additional information on importing goods to: Switzerland Germany United Kingdom
ABOUT ARITA WARE
Arita Ware, made in the town of Arita in Saga Prefecture, is the oldest porcelain
production area in Japan's history. Arita porcelain is characterized by its translucent white porcelain surface, dyeing using "Gosu" (indigo pigment), and gorgeous red painting using glassy overglaze pigments (red, green, yellow, purple, and blue). The pottery is highly durable and is produced in a wide variety of styles, from fine art to daily necessities. It was exported to Europe, where it was prized as fine art and called "white gold". Arita Ware is also a prestigious brand that is admired by ceramicists from other regions as a representative porcelain production area.
production area in Japan's history. Arita porcelain is characterized by its translucent white porcelain surface, dyeing using "Gosu" (indigo pigment), and gorgeous red painting using glassy overglaze pigments (red, green, yellow, purple, and blue). The pottery is highly durable and is produced in a wide variety of styles, from fine art to daily necessities. It was exported to Europe, where it was prized as fine art and called "white gold". Arita Ware is also a prestigious brand that is admired by ceramicists from other regions as a representative porcelain production area.
Charm of Arita Ware
Arita ware is the premier porcelain of Japan, backed by 400 years of history. The division of labor in each process of production—clay refining, forming, painting and glazing—has resulted in process specialists with a very
high level of technical skill, as well as top-quality products.Arita ware is made mainly with a unique ceramic stone called Amakusa Toseki,and it is said that the whiteness of the stone is beautiful in itself. It is this ceramic stone that gives Arita ware its unique combination of highly sought-after qualities, making it light, thin and exceptionally
resistant to breakage. Arita ware’s translucent surface when held up to
the sun is also due to the ceramic stone.Arita ware has a wide range of glazing techniques: from the sometsuke underglazing, which uses a dark blue pigment called gosu, to nigoshide overglazing, characterized by a variety of vivid colors on a base of clear, beautiful white porcelain.
How Was Arita Ware Made?
In Japan, although the history of earthenware has continued since the
Jomon period (14,000 BC–300 BC), the production of porcelain began only
400 years ago.
The oldest porcelain in Japan, known today as Arita ware, was created in the early 17th century by Korean craftsman Yi Sam-pyeong, or Ri Sanpei in Japanese.
Yi Sam-Pyeong was brought to Arita by Nabeshima Naoshige, the lord of
Saga domain, and placed in the care of the Taku family, the elderly members of the Saga domain. He built a kiln in Arita, but found it
difficult to use the raw materials found in the region in the correct formulation and was unable to produce pottery to his liking.