Onta Ware Tobikanna Sake Jug - Ivory / 小鹿田焼 酒徳利 S-6254 5 (w) x 10

5 (w) x 10

Each piece is presented in a dedicated paulownia wood box

with its sleek form and striking red collar

with enough warmth beneath it to feel settled rather than stark

5 cm x 9 cm x 32

Onta Ware Tobikanna Sake Jug - Ivory / 小鹿田焼 酒徳利 S-6254 5 (w) x 10To 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.