Onta Ware Tobikanna Amber Vase / 小鹿田焼 一輪挿し naft-077-NRE Brilliantly crafted from vivid golden

Brilliantly crafted from vivid golden red overlay crystal

A design dedicated to the much-loved Shiba

Forms are gently refined

” Each piece is the result of patience and thoughtful making — embracing the natural variations and quiet surprises that emerge during firing

Onta Ware Tobikanna Amber Vase / 小鹿田焼 一輪挿し naft-077-NRE Brilliantly crafted from vivid goldenTo 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.