Onta Ware Spiral Small Plate - 3 Options / 小鹿田焼 小皿 Option:B gifted to mark a fresh

gifted to mark a fresh chapter in life

pickles or sushi soy sauce plate

The intricate textures echo the patience of nature’s slow bloom

■ Size: 9

the traditional Japanese lacquer that has been used to beautify and protect fine objects for thousands of years

Onta Ware Spiral Small Plate - 3 Options / 小鹿田焼 小皿 Option:B gifted to mark a freshTo 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.