Onta Ware Tobikanna Small Plate - 10 cm - 4 Options / 小鹿田焼 小皿 S00154 ■ Size (Cutlery Rest):

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and the reddish “fire colour” that appears where the clay shows through

the traditional way of making the perfect gift for the sake and Japanese lover

It can also be used as a soy sauce plate

from lacquered trays to decorative boxes

Onta Ware Tobikanna Small Plate - 10 cm - 4 Options / 小鹿田焼 小皿 S00154 ■ Size (Cutlery Rest):To 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.