Onta Ware Tobikanna Flower Vase - 10 cm - Onion / 小鹿田焼 一輪挿し LCT-F4 During long kiln firings

During long kiln firings

often coloured or altered to create different tones

reflecting the melancholy emotions of the poet

◾ Chopstick Size: 21 cm and 23cm

5 cm x 16 cm Height

Onta Ware Tobikanna Flower Vase - 10 cm - Onion / 小鹿田焼 一輪挿し LCT-F4 During long kiln firingsTo 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.