Onta Ware Tobikanna Amber Vase / 小鹿田焼 一輪挿し naft-077-NRE Forms are gently refined

Forms are gently refined

but has simply continued refining its craft with patience and care

A Few Colours to choose from

That delicate ambiguity is the true charm of Amairo: a colour that reflects the heart as much as the eye

Onta Ware Tobikanna Amber Vase / 小鹿田焼 一輪挿し naft-077-NRE Forms are gently refinedTo 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.