Working the clay on potter’s wheel, Ceramics from Okinawa

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory
Kyōto-shi, Japan

The clay is fashioned on a potter’s wheel spinning anticlockwise. The direction the wheel spins greatly differs from that on mainland Japan, where potter’s wheels are generally turned clockwise.

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Title: Working the clay on potter’s wheel, Ceramics from Okinawa
Subject Keywords: Ceramics from Okinawa, Yachimun, Okinawa Prefecture
Rights: Photo: © Murabayashi Chikako

Kyoto Women's University, Lifestyle Design Laboratory

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