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Index Basic Knowledge of Pottery What is ara-yachi ? What is Jo-yachi ?


What is jo-yachi?
Jo-yachi is another kind of Tsuboya ware that is glazed and baked at approximately 1200Ž. Jo-yachi ware includes crockery for daily use, such as bowls, pots, plates, and teapots, as well as awamori containers, such as dachi-bin (hip flask) and karakara (awamori flagon), and vases.


Diverse jo-yachi ware


The Genealogy of Jo-yachi


Following ash-glazed bowls chronologically shows the genealogy of jo-yachi. Ash-glazed bowls include three types: those making a straight line from the foot to the rim (Style I), those curving inward (Style II), and those warping outward (Style III). According to the classification, style I is found in the early works of Wakuta ware, style II in the works during the unification of the three kilns, and style III in the early works of Tsuboya-yaki.
Evolution of Ash-glazed Bowls
Reprinted from Kaiyuwan kara Mita Kinsei Okinawa Koyo no Hennen (Tentative Chronology of Okinawan Kiln [Wakuta, Tsuboya, and Kogachi] According to Style of Ash Glaze Bowl) by Chinen Isamu, Ikeda Yoshifumi and kazuyuki Eto.

Index Basic Knowledge of Pottery What is ara-yachi ? What is Jo-yachi ?

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