RESERVED - Hashimoto Shiun Firefly Chawan kyo ware chawan Onta-ware refers to pottery produced

Onta-ware refers to pottery produced in the mountainous part of Hita City in Kyushu

Traditionally this technique was done by hand but these days a lot of production potters prefer to use stencilling or transfer-printing

His Holiness Sahoyama Gyoukai (1907-1990)

In 1976 he became independent and opened Hobashira Gama in Kitahata

RESERVED - Hashimoto Shiun Firefly Chawan kyo ware chawan Onta-ware refers to pottery produced*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a splendid Kyo ware chawan made around 20 years ago by noted potter, Hashimoto Shiun. It is wheel thrown and the flat hira type used during the summer season. Hira chawan are shallow bowls with low sides designed to cool tea down faster. The bowl in this listing is decorated with hotaru, or fireflies as they are known in