Onta Ware Tobikanna Ivory Container / 小鹿田焼 甕 WS-47-Red ◾ Size: 8

◾ Size:  8

■  Capacity: 250 ml

February in Japan is a time of quiet transition

a type of precipitation

creating a quietly intricate pattern unique to every piece

Onta Ware Tobikanna Ivory Container / 小鹿田焼 甕 WS-47-Red ◾ Size: 8To 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.