Onta Ware Tobikanna Ivory Container / 小鹿田焼 甕 WS-47-Red evoking a sense of harmony

evoking a sense of harmony and grace

◾ Size:  8

The vivid red flowers bloom softly across the creamy porcelain surface

February in Japan is a time of quiet transition

■ Size: 22

Onta Ware Tobikanna Ivory Container / 小鹿田焼 甕 WS-47-Red evoking a sense of harmonyTo 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.