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Approximately D10.8″ x H2.25″
The village of Onta and its pottery making process were designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Property by the Japanese government in 1995.
Ontayaki glaze has minute cracks that can stain with use, and therefore is not recommended for people who are averse to pot stains. Any warping, clay impurities, and unique marks contribute to the “landscape” of the piece and reflect its handmade nature.
This plate has ‘mehagi’ circle where the glaze was removed in a circle in the center to prevent stacked pots from sticking to each other. Kushikaki on the rim and tobikan’na decoration on the back.
Wood-fired stoneware with white slip.
Ontayaki in our shop -> The final addition to the Entoten gallery in 2019 is Ontayaki, which is produced in the small village of Onta, in northern Oita prefecture, by 10 families that are the descendants of its founders dating back to 1705. For this batch of work, I asked a good friend that I…
Kutaniyaki by Horihata Ran in our shop -> Horihata Ran is an up and coming Japanese Kutaniyaki (Kutani ware) potter who is worldly-wise and talented beyond her years. Born in Kanazawa surrounded by the rich ceramics culture of Kutaniyaki, Ran’s beginning as a potter was earlier than most of her contemporaries. She attended a vocational…
New bamboo baskets by Takami Yasuhiro in our shop-> Did you know that you need a pair of very strong hands to weave a large heavy-duty bamboo basket? Until I visited master bamboo basket weaver Takami Yasuhiro last year, I didn’t know how tough each of his bamboo splints were. As the basket gets bigger…
Ceramics by Inoue Shigeru in our shop December 7th, 2019-> The beauty of the kohiki pots made by Japanese potter Inoue Shigeru are striking because he puts so much effort into acquiring and mixing two types of native clays for the dark base before the white slip is applied. The depth of the white is…
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Kata-e-zome by Yamauchi Takeshi in our shop -> Entoten is over the moon to be able to introduce a collection of work by renowned Japanese textile designer Yamauchi Takeshi, who has been designing and dyeing textiles for over 60 years in his studio, Atelier Nuiya, in Hamatsu City in Shizuoka. Yamauchi-san creates work featuring bold…
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