Onta Ware Tobikanna Ivory Bowl - 12 cm - A / 小鹿田焼 深皿 T370-2835-CAU both visually and practically

both visually and practically

Yutaka Ono

as if it has captured the glow of a nebula or the light of the deep sea within its form

this sake cup captures the quiet dignity and auspicious symbolism of Japan’s most revered mountain

It is often displayed to cultivate an atmosphere of thoughtfulness and gratitude

Onta Ware Tobikanna Ivory Bowl - 12 cm - A / 小鹿田焼 深皿 T370-2835-CAU both visually and practicallyTo 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.