Onta Ware Hakeme Round Tea Cup - Dark Gray / 小鹿田焼 湯呑み LE-6 curved form is adorned with

curved form is adorned with two auspicious traditional motifs: the Rokkaku Kagome (Hexagonal Basket Weave)

5 cm x 9 cm height

Whether used to display seasonal blooms or as a standalone sculpture

Specialising in two celebrated techniques—Edo Kimekomi Ningyo (wooden dolls inlaid with cloth) and Edo Sekku Ningyo (festival dolls)—Koikko continues to uphold the time-honoured skills that have been passed down through generations

15 cm (Mouth)

Onta Ware Hakeme Round Tea Cup - Dark Gray / 小鹿田焼 湯呑み LE-6 curved form is adorned withTo 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.