Onta Ware Tobikanna Ivory Lidded Container with Notch / 小鹿田焼 甕 keep1forphoto 7 cm x 6 cm

7 cm x 6 cm height

the rich vermilion red interior offers a striking contrast

often associated with offerings to the gods and good business

All Kagami Crystal materials are a type of glass called "Crystal Glass"

Each vessel is created through an extraordinarily intricate process: layers of six to seven glazes applied with calculated precision

Onta Ware Tobikanna Ivory Lidded Container with Notch / 小鹿田焼 甕 keep1forphoto 7 cm x 6 cmTo 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.