Onta Ware Hakeme Large Plate - 27 cm - B / 小鹿田焼 大皿 K8-2036 The motif is a glittering

The motif is a glittering star floating in a calm sea

One (1) Matcha Bowl in a wooden Gift Box

The softened form

The difference lies in its final expression

Shinichi Ozeki has been creating ceramics in Kasama that bring together practicality

Onta Ware Hakeme Large Plate - 27 cm - B / 小鹿田焼 大皿 K8-2036 The motif is a glitteringTo 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.