Yayoi ware
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Yayoi ware is a type of Japanese earthenware that emerged during the Yayoi period, roughly from 300 BCE to 250 CE. This culture, named after a district in Tokyo where its artifacts were first discovered, succeeded the JÅmon culture. The Yayoi people learned bronze and iron casting and practiced wet paddy rice cultivation, a technique originating from China.1
Yayoi pottery, like JÅmon ware, was unglazed. Early Yayoi pottery featured knife-incised decorations, while the Middle Yayoi period saw the appearance of comb-marked decorations. The warm russet-colored ware included various forms such as tall footed vessels, jars, bowls, and spouted vessels. Although appearing wheel-thrown, it was made using the coiling method, with surfaces smoothed and polished to a high finish. The pottery styles were influenced by continental designs, particularly from China and Korea, and were made from fine-grained clay, resulting in smooth, thin, and symmetrical pieces.12
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potteryJapanIt was followed by Yayoi pottery, specimens of which have been excavated throughout Japan. The body is somewhat finer in quality than JÅmon pottery and is usually red or gray. Decoration is simple, and forms will sometimes show the influence of Korean pottery of the period. It ceased toā¦
Read MoreIt was followed by Yayoi pottery, specimens of which have been excavated throughout Japan. The body is somewhat finer in quality than JÅmon pottery and is usually red or gray. Decoration is simple, and forms will sometimes show the influence of Korean pottery of the period. It ceased toā¦
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Japanese potteryIt was followed by Yayoi pottery, specimens of which have been excavated throughout Japan. The body is somewhat finer in quality than JÅmon pottery and is usually red or gray. Decoration is simple, and forms will sometimes show the influence of Korean pottery of the period. It ceased toā¦
Read MoreIt was followed by Yayoi pottery, specimens of which have been excavated throughout Japan. The body is somewhat finer in quality than JÅmon pottery and is usually red or gray. Decoration is simple, and forms will sometimes show the influence of Korean pottery of the period. It ceased toā¦
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Japanese artYayoi periodYayoi pottery was formed from a fine-grained clay of considerable plasticity found in the delta areas associated with rice cultivation. It was smooth, reddish orange in colour, thinly potted, symmetrical, and minimally decorated. The simpler, more reserved styles and forms emulated Chinese earthenware. It wasā¦
Read MoreYayoi pottery was formed from a fine-grained clay of considerable plasticity found in the delta areas associated with rice cultivation. It was smooth, reddish orange in colour, thinly potted, symmetrical, and minimally decorated. The simpler, more reserved styles and forms emulated Chinese earthenware. It wasā¦
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