Onta Yaki Mokkō-Shaped Bowls, Pair — Tobikanna Chatter-Carved Pattern, Uchikake Drip Glaze
Onta Yaki Mokkō-Shaped Bowls, Pair — Tobikanna Chatter-Carved Pattern, Uchikake Drip Glaze
This 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.
Details:
• Origin: Onta ware (Onta-yaki), Sarayama, Hita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan — traditional mingei folk kiln
• Form: Mokkō (flower-shaped) rimmed bowls, wide and shallow, footed base
• Technique: Tobikanna (jumping-blade chatter-carving) radiating pattern on the interior
• 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
• Base: Unglazed footring in coarse brown stoneware, with impressed kiln mark
• Condition: Good vintage/secondhand condition — please see photos for glaze crazing, minor wear, or surface marks
• Quantity: Pair (sold together)
• Dimensions: (L) 11.8cm x (H) 4.8cm
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