Aritayaki is a kind of Japanese pottery which finds its roots in the ancient ceramics town of Arita, in southern Japan. The porcelain collection, 1616 / Arita Japan, celebrates Arita’s 400 years of porcelain tradition with a contemporary touch; a range of everyday tableware that is made with the extraordinary workmanship, thinness and strength of original Arita ware found in the year 1616.