Onta Ware Tobikanna Ivory Lidded Container with Notch / 小鹿田焼 甕 keep1forphoto often associated with offerings to

often associated with offerings to the gods and good business

■ Colour: Matt White

this glass celebrates the beauty of delicate line work

The result is a luminous surface that feels bright and uplifting

Onta Ware Tobikanna Ivory Lidded Container with Notch / 小鹿田焼 甕 keep1forphoto often associated with offerings toTo 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.