Onta Ware Spiral Small Plate - 3 Options / 小鹿田焼 小皿 Option:C ■ Excluding string

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The intricate design captures the delicate beauty of this ancient art form while also symbolizing the ability to enhance one's strengths and advance to new heights

A defining characteristic of Zoho kiln’s tableware is its striking use of red

■ Size (Cup): 11 cm diameter (top)

Onta Ware Spiral Small Plate - 3 Options / 小鹿田焼 小皿 Option:C ■ Excluding stringTo 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.