Onta Ware Tobikanna Ivory Lidded Container with Notch / 小鹿田焼 甕 k7-1179 Calm assortment comes with three

Calm assortment comes with three scents - sandalwood

Yaki means to heat with fire

Daruma – The red Daruma is believed to ward off evil and illness while symbolising perseverance and achieving goals

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This piece follows the classic sushi-yunomi form: straight-walled for a secure grip

Onta Ware Tobikanna Ivory Lidded Container with Notch / 小鹿田焼 甕 k7-1179 Calm assortment comes with threeTo 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.