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This listing is for a pair of reasonably large sized Onta-ware bowls made around 40 years ago.  They are wheel-thrown and each bowl features a tobikanna pattern created with a chattering tool. The bowls are coated in light coloured slip and the chattering tool is used to carve nicks in the slip as they’re turned on the potter’s wheel.  The rims of the bowls have been dipped in partially transparent ryokusho glaze, and the interior has some amber drips.  An ‘Onta-yaki’ stamp can be found on the outer foot of each bowl.

Onta-ware refers to pottery produced in the mountainous part of Hita City in Kyushu. Traditional techniques include tobikanna (jumping iron), hakeme (brush decoration), kushikaki (comb-drawing), uchikake (glaze splashing) and nagashi (slip trailing). Onta-ware generally consists of items for daily use such as teaware, crock pots, sake cups, tokkuri, bowls and plates. There are ten kilns operating in the Hita area which are still using traditional techniques from its beginnings 300 years ago.                                          

Size

H.8.1cm (3.1”) x Dia.15cm (5.9”)                                                                                             

Condition

They’re in very good condition with no chips or cracks, however there’s some dust residue around the foot ring which could also be residue from the firing process.              

THESE ARE SHIPPING ESTIMATES BASED ON THE CURRENT GLOBAL SITUATION                                                                 

**Germany, France, Greece, Spain, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Slovenia:  NO SHIPPING.  Very strict and expensive packaging laws in place and we are not licensed to send products to these countries.  We have no plan to register at this time because the process is in some cases very expensive and complicated, plus each country has its own set of regulations and application process. 

**USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway: Airmail Small Packet (approx. 15-28 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail Small Packet (please send us a message).

**Asia:  Airmail Small Packet (approx. 15-21 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail Small Packet (please send us a message).

**Central Asia, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico:  EMS Express 10-15 days.

**Russia:  No shipping methods available.