Onta Ware Hakeme Small Plate with Circular Pattern - 10 cm - 4 Options / 小鹿田焼 小皿 n30.7.26 and glaze are part of

and glaze are part of its character

The wooden box can make gifting special

The cut here is simple but exacting — straight lines crossing at right angles

Kutani ware (九谷焼) is a traditional craft of Ishikawa prefecture(石川県) with a history of over 360 years

Onta Ware Hakeme Small Plate with Circular Pattern - 10 cm - 4 Options / 小鹿田焼 小皿 n30.7.26 and glaze are part ofTo 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.