Onta Ware Hakeme Extra Large Plate - 30 cm / 小鹿田焼 大皿 79603 The material is notoriously difficult

The material is notoriously difficult to control

Slightly more compact than the average chawan

◾ Comes with a gift box

Two (2) Sake Cups and One (1) Wooden Tray in a Gift Box

精炻器 (Sei-sekki) is a rare type of pottery distinct from porcelain and regular pottery

Onta Ware Hakeme Extra Large Plate - 30 cm / 小鹿田焼 大皿 79603 The material is notoriously difficultTo 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.