Onta Ware Hakeme Plate with Circular Pattern - 19 cm - 4 Options / 小鹿田焼 銘々皿 T370-2835CCB ■ Size: 15

■  Size: 15

His signature style—expressive marine life with bold

natural grey-brown inspired by the bark of walnut trees — the piece carries a warmth that deepens with use

with the current head

ideal for smoothly grinding sesame

Onta Ware Hakeme Plate with Circular Pattern - 19 cm - 4 Options / 小鹿田焼 銘々皿 T370-2835CCB ■ Size: 15To 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.