Onta Ware Tobikanna Small Bowl - 11 cm - 4 Options / 小鹿田焼 小鉢 Option:A designated as a "Traditional Craft

designated as a "Traditional Craft Product" by the Japanese government

While rooted in the world of tea

the Iwai Daruma gazes with both eyes open

「The First Red / 創生の赤」

Onta Ware Tobikanna Small Bowl - 11 cm - 4 Options / 小鹿田焼 小鉢 Option:A designated as a "Traditional CraftTo 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.