{"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","url":"https:\/\/tsuchi-ceramic.com\/products\/onta-yaki-miniature-jar-tsubo-banded-tobikanna-pattern-amber-drip-accents","provider":"Tsuchi Ceramic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}