Onta Ware Tobikanna Small Plate - 10 cm - 4 Options / 小鹿田焼 小皿 S00154 ◾ Size : 3

◾ Size : 3

and the reddish “fire colour” that appears where the clay shows through

and other decorative items are used to enhance the positive energy of a space

The concept is rooted in Zen Buddhism

Onta Ware Tobikanna Small Plate - 10 cm - 4 Options / 小鹿田焼 小皿 S00154 ◾ Size : 3To reach the village of Onta ware, you travel into the mountains of Hita, Oita Prefecture. Before seeing the kilns, you hear them. The soft, rhythmic sound of karausu traditional water powered wooden mills echoes through the valley as they slowly crush the local clay. It is a sound that seems to belong to the landscape itself, and a sign that you have arrived in Sarayama, the small pottery village where Onta ware has been made for around 300 years.