Onta Ware Tobikanna Shallow Bowl - 22 cm / 小鹿田焼 深皿 n3.4.25 the blue line is the

the blue line is the most minimal — just a repeat of fine cobalt stripes on white

elegant colours and enhanced durability

■ Colour: White OR Kannyu Black

creating an ambience that is both warm and inviting

while the back is adorned with the delicate Nanako (fish-roe) motif

Onta Ware Tobikanna Shallow Bowl - 22 cm / 小鹿田焼 深皿 n3.4.25 the blue line is theTo 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.