Onta Ware Tobikanna Amber Vase / 小鹿田焼 一輪挿し LCT-C4 an auspicious motif for a

an auspicious motif for a peaceful life

and symbolic beauty

the kind of set that's as pleasing to give as it is to receive

where it is displayed along with other symbols of good fortunes

a soft chime in the afternoon light

Onta Ware Tobikanna Amber Vase / 小鹿田焼 一輪挿し LCT-C4 an auspicious motif for aTo 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.