Onta Ware Hakeme Extra Large Plate - 30 cm / 小鹿田焼 大皿 79603 Every piece is shaped with

Every piece is shaped with restraint: clean lines

■ Size: 81 mm (Diameter) x 93 mm (Height)

making it both a practical vessel and an exquisite work of art

lively green glaze and humorous expression give the piece a warm and endearing character

The material is notoriously difficult to control

Onta Ware Hakeme Extra Large Plate - 30 cm / 小鹿田焼 大皿 79603 Every piece is shaped 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.