Onta Ware Hakeme Large Plate - 27 cm - B / 小鹿田焼 大皿 001001 Its kiseto glaze is warm

Its kiseto glaze is warm and softly matte

Designed and crafted by Japanese artisan Hanaizumi kiln

These endearing cups feature two charming rabbit designs—one standing and one sitting

a flower loved by the Japanese since ancient times and featured in the Manyoshu

With over six decades of craftsmanship

Onta Ware Hakeme Large Plate - 27 cm - B / 小鹿田焼 大皿 001001 Its kiseto glaze is warmTo 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.