Onta Ware Tobikanna Shallow Bowl - 22 cm / 小鹿田焼 深皿 fitz2check ■ Size: 7 cm (Chopstick

■ Size: 7 cm (Chopstick Rest)

This gourd-shaped tea scoop is wrapped in cherry bark

the artist discovered the charm of rabbits — their gentleness

adds a gentle touch of colour and celebrates the Japanese spirit of cherishing what we use

Onta Ware Tobikanna Shallow Bowl - 22 cm / 小鹿田焼 深皿 fitz2check ■ Size: 7 cm (ChopstickTo 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.