{"title":"Onta Ware","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnta-yaki (小鹿田焼)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a traditional pottery from Oita, Japan, handmade with local clay using techniques passed down through generations. It is especially known for its expressive patterns, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003etobikanna\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—rhythmic marks carved with a metal tool—and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehakeme\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—soft brushstrokes created with white slip. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOther traditional decorations include combed lines and flowing slip patterns, giving each piece its unique, lively character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"onta-ware-小鹿田焼-bowl-tobikanna-combed-slip-ame-glaze-with-cobalt-drips","title":"Onta Ware (小鹿田焼) Bowl — Tobikanna Combed Slip, Ame-Glaze with Cobalt Drips","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA hand-thrown bowl in the Onta-yaki tradition, its irregular, softly petalled rim glazed in a soft jade-green tone that gives way to warm ame (amber-brown) glaze on the exterior. The interior showcases the classic Onta \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etobikanna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (jumping-blade\/chatter) technique — a radiating, comb-like pattern of small chattered marks spiraling out from the centre, created by a metal tool bouncing rhythmically across the slip-coated surface as the piece turns on the wheel. Streaks of cobalt-blue glaze pool and run through the pattern, characteristic of Onta's use of local glazes in combination with this carved surface treatment. The exterior is a rich, streaked ame-brown with cobalt drips bleeding down from the rim, and the recessed foot is neatly turned with the same brown glaze pooling at its edge, showing the pale stoneware body beneath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e•\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOrigin: Onta ware (Onta-yaki), Ōita Prefecture, Japan — a folk-craft (mingei) pottery tradition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForm: Shallow bowl with irregular, scalloped rim, short footring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDecoration: Tobikanna chatter-carved combed pattern radiating from centre, glazed jade-green interior rim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGlaze: Ame (amber-brown) exterior glaze with running cobalt-blue drips; jade-green interior rim glaze\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBase: Recessed unglazed footring, pale stoneware body\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: No visible chips; glaze pooling and texture are characteristic of the technique, not damage\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e•\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-tab-span\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (approx.): diameter ~11.8cm, height ~4.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsuchi Ceramic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59942302056832,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/6037\/7984\/files\/2C30D534-0D7A-4208-A82C-DFF843A739B9.jpg?v=1790016942"},{"product_id":"onta-yaki-mokko-shaped-bowls-pair-tobikanna-chatter-carved-pattern-uchikake-drip-glaze","title":"Onta Yaki Mokkō-Shaped Bowls, Pair — Tobikanna Chatter-Carved Pattern, Uchikake Drip Glaze","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis pair of hand-thrown Onta ware (Onta-yaki, 小鹿田焼) bowls comes from the folk-pottery tradition of Sarayama village in Ōita Prefecture, Japan — a UNESCO-recognized Important Intangible Cultural Property known for its rustic, functional stoneware made using kick wheels and water-powered clay mills (karausu). Each bowl is shaped with a soft, scalloped mokkō (flower-form) rim rather than a true circle, a hallmark of hand-thrown Onta forms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eDetails:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Origin: Onta ware (Onta-yaki), Sarayama, Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan — traditional mingei folk kiln\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Form: Mokkō (flower-shaped) rimmed bowls, wide and shallow, footed base\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Technique: Tobikanna (jumping-blade chatter-carving) radiating pattern on the interior\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Glaze: Uchikake-style poured\/splashed pale celadon-green glaze over cream slip, with iron-brown glaze on the exterior; natural drips and breaks where glazes meet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Base: Unglazed footring in coarse brown stoneware, with impressed kiln mark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Condition: Good vintage\/secondhand condition — please see photos for glaze crazing, minor wear, or surface marks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Quantity: Pair (sold together)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Dimensions:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e (L) 11.8cm x (H) 4.8cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsuchi Ceramic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59942319784320,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/6037\/7984\/files\/C8C040B0-7D12-410F-9D07-98BE5F7D1F3C.jpg?v=1790017398"},{"product_id":"onta-ware-小鹿田焼-bowl-tobikanna-combed-slip-ame-glaze-with-cobalt-drips-copy","title":"Onta Yaki Tobikanna Bowl — Chattered Herringbone Pattern, Cream Glaze, Stamped Footring","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis hand-thrown Onta ware (Onta-yaki, 小鹿田焼) bowl comes from Sarayama village in Hita, Ōita Prefecture — a folk-pottery community designated a UNESCO Important Intangible Cultural Property, where potters still use kick wheels and water-powered clay mills (karausu). The bowl has a steep, conical wall rising to a wide, gently everted rim. The exterior is covered edge-to-foot in dense \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etobikanna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (jumping-blade chatter-carving) — tight diagonal rows of chattered dashes forming a rippling, woven texture beneath a warm oatmeal-cream glaze. The interior is left plain in the same cream glaze, letting the carved exterior read as the focal decoration — a simpler, single-tone treatment compared to Onta pieces finished with poured green uchikake glaze.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Origin: Onta ware (Onta-yaki), Sarayama, Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan — traditional mingei folk kiln\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Form: Deep conical bowl with everted rim, tall straight footring\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Technique: Tobikanna (chatter-carved) diagonal dash pattern, covering the full exterior\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Glaze: Cream\/oatmeal glaze, inside and out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Base: Unglazed footring in reddish-brown stoneware, with impressed circular kiln stamp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Condition: Good vintage\/secondhand condition — please see photos for glaze speckling, small firing marks, or wear consistent with age\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Quantity: Single piece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Dimensions: approx. (Diameter) 12cm x (H) 5cm\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsuchi Ceramic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59942347538816,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/6037\/7984\/files\/1D4D2C0A-CDD4-43F4-9FC5-0006E2CE5947.jpg?v=1790017986"},{"product_id":"onta-yaki-miniature-jar-tsubo-banded-tobikanna-pattern-amber-drip-accents","title":"Onta Yaki Miniature Jar (Tsubo) — Banded Tobikanna Pattern, Amber Drip Accents","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis small, round-bodied miniature jar comes from the Onta ware (Onta-yaki, 小鹿田焼) kilns of Sarayama village in Hita, Ōita Prefecture — a UNESCO-recognized folk-pottery community where potters still throw on kick wheels and grind their clay in water-powered mills (karausu). The compact spherical body tapers to a short, narrow, unglazed neck, giving it the look of a tiny display jar or bud vase rather than everyday tableware. The surface is decorated in the classic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etobikanna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e chatter-carving technique, laid out in horizontal registers: bands of fine teardrop-shaped chattered marks alternate with a looser hand-combed wavy line band circling the widest point of the pot, building a layered, rhythmic texture typical of Onta decoration. The cream glaze pools and runs unevenly, with warm amber\/ochre drips breaking across the pattern near the shoulder and a touch of pale blue-green flashing — natural effects of Onta's ash-feldspathic glazes fired in a communal climbing kiln (noborigama).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Origin: Onta ware (Onta-yaki), Sarayama, Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan — traditional mingei folk kiln\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Form: Miniature spherical jar (tsubo) with short flared neck, narrow mouth, footed base\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Technique: Tobikanna (chatter-carved) teardrop bands alternating with hand-combed wave bands, in horizontal registers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Glaze: Cream glaze with amber\/ochre drip accents and pale blue-green flashing near the shoulder; neck rim, foot, and interior left unglazed in raw grey-brown stoneware\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Base: Unglazed stoneware foot, no visible maker's mark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Condition: Good vintage\/secondhand condition — please see photos for glaze crazing, small nicks to the unglazed rim, or firing marks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Quantity: Single piece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Dimensions: approx. (Diameter) 7–8cm x (H) 6–7cm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsuchi Ceramic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59942362808704,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/6037\/7984\/files\/65895465-2257-489D-ADC2-DDEEECB8B5EA.jpg?v=1790017986"},{"product_id":"onta-yaki-shallow-plate-wavy-brushwork-rim-ash-cream-glaze-wide-unglazed-footring","title":"Onta Yaki Shallow Plate — Wavy Brushwork Rim, Ash-Cream Glaze, Wide Unglazed Footring","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis shallow plate comes from the Onta ware (Onta-yaki, 小鹿田焼) kilns of Sarayama village in Hita, Ōita Prefecture — a UNESCO-recognized folk-pottery community where potters still throw on kick wheels and grind clay in water-powered mills (karausu). The form is a simple wide, flat-bottomed dish with a gently curved wall and a dark iron-glazed rim edge. Unlike the tobikanna (chatter-carved) pieces in your other listings, this plate is decorated with a freehand painted wavy line band — loose, rhythmic brushstrokes in dark iron pigment running just inside the rim, a simpler and more painterly Onta decorative style sometimes called nagashigake or hakeme-adjacent brushwork, distinct from the combed or carved patterns. The interior glaze is a soft ash-cream tone with visible concentric throwing rings radiating from the center, and a fine crackle runs through the surface.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Origin: Onta ware (Onta-yaki), Sarayama, Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan — traditional mingei folk kiln\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Form: Shallow, flat-bottomed round plate with dark rim edge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Technique: Freehand painted wavy line border in dark iron pigment, rather than carved\/combed decoration\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Glaze: Soft ash-cream glaze overall with visible throwing rings; dark iron glaze on the rim edge and on the raised central disc of the base, with a pale ash\/slip drip accent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Base: Wide unglazed stoneware footring surrounding a raised, dark-glazed central disc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Condition: Good vintage\/secondhand condition — please see photos for glaze crazing, light surface staining near the center, or firing marks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Quantity: Single piece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Dimensions: approx.  (L) 15cm x (H) 3.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsuchi Ceramic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59942561874304,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/6037\/7984\/files\/2B5CD813-B3A8-4803-A819-D5460EDD6EA0.jpg?v=1790020687"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1014\/6037\/7984\/collections\/86F48126-3894-480F-858E-85C14460AB2A.jpg?v=1788273228","url":"https:\/\/tsuchi-ceramic.com\/collections\/onta-ware.oembed","provider":"Tsuchi Ceramic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}