Onta Ware Hakeme Round Tea Cup - Dark Gray / 小鹿田焼 湯呑み n21.8.25 "円相" invites contemplation

"円相" invites contemplation

Each piece is meticulously handcrafted by skilled artisans

and amber — is considered and quietly varied

■ Size: 9 cm x 16

Onta Ware Hakeme Round Tea Cup - Dark Gray / 小鹿田焼 湯呑み n21.8.25 "円相" invites contemplationTo 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.