Japanese Onta-Yaki Tobikana Ceramic Lidded Jar
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Meet our Japanese Onta-Yaki Ceramic Lidded Jar, handcrafted in Sarayama, Hita, Oita Prefecture, Japan. These jars are perfect for storing tea leaves, matcha, salt or pickles. They were fired in a traditional climbing kiln called Ontayaki Kyodo Kiln, jointly operated by five master craftsmen. Based on one of the traditional techniques, tobikana (chattering), this ceramic lidded jar is a true embodiment of the Japanese folk art. The jar is perfect for storing anything you'd like such as tea leaves, matcha or salt. On the bottom surface is potter's mark but is covered with glaze and thus can be only felt when you run your finger across the surface.
Onta-yaki, a practical ware made for daily use, found wide popularity after Soetsu Yanagi, the founder of Japan’s mingei movement and populariser of anonymous craftsmanship, recognised it in 1931 for its practicality and simple yet beautiful design. Onta is a tight-knit, collective community, where every craftman works towards the greater good of their community. Potters' names never appear on a finished item. And, in order to ensure future mutual prosperity, each family, all of which go back generations, may train only one successor and are restricted to a maximum of two wheels for throwing pottery.
Dimensions: opening diameter Ø 2.4"(6cm) x mid diameter Ø 3.7"(9.5cm) x H 3.9"(10cm) with lid
Glazed ceramic. Food-safe.
Made in Japan.
Onta-yaki, a practical ware made for daily use, found wide popularity after Soetsu Yanagi, the founder of Japan’s mingei movement and populariser of anonymous craftsmanship, recognised it in 1931 for its practicality and simple yet beautiful design. Onta is a tight-knit, collective community, where every craftman works towards the greater good of their community. Potters' names never appear on a finished item. And, in order to ensure future mutual prosperity, each family, all of which go back generations, may train only one successor and are restricted to a maximum of two wheels for throwing pottery.
Dimensions: opening diameter Ø 2.4"(6cm) x mid diameter Ø 3.7"(9.5cm) x H 3.9"(10cm) with lid
Glazed ceramic. Food-safe.
Made in Japan.
