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Hand coiling, Shigaraki ware

Sawa Kiyotsugu (1948-), Photo by Sugimoto Takamasa

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto, Japan

They were hand formed (tebineri) whereby the ball of wedged clay was placed in the center of a potter’s wheel, and while rotating it, the bottom of the vessel formed, after which a long coil of wedged clay was laid onto the base working upward to form the upper part.

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  • Title: Hand coiling, Shigaraki ware
  • Creator: Sawa Kiyotsugu (1948-), Photo by Sugimoto Takamasa

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