Onta Ware Tobikanna Ivory Bowl - 15 cm / 小鹿田焼 Kerran kerran they carry the timeless charm

they carry the timeless charm of Japanese craftsmanship into any home

Japanese Red Pine / 赤松 : From red pine grown in the Kitayama district of Kyoto

We met him in person for the first time at one of these gatherings — a humble and kind presence among rows of his beautifully detailed works

The rim of each bowl is not flat

and meticulous craftsmanship

Onta Ware Tobikanna Ivory Bowl - 15 cm / 小鹿田焼 Kerran kerran they carry the timeless charmTo 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.