Onta Ware Hakeme Sake Jug - Wasabi / 小鹿田焼 酒徳利 k9-954 each wind chime is a

each wind chime is a testament to the art of casting

He copied the texture of the crinkle paper page onto the surface of the flower vase

owls are beloved for their auspicious meanings

■ Packaged in biodegradable tetrahedral teabags with strings

Onta Ware Hakeme Sake Jug - Wasabi / 小鹿田焼 酒徳利 k9-954 each wind chime is aTo 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.