Near the centre of Japan’s largest lake, a quiet shift in archaeological understanding has begun to take shape. Researchers ...

The vessel, measuring approximately 25 centimeters tall with a distinctive pointed base and engraved patterns, has been identified as either Jinguji-style or Konami Upper-layer pottery, placing its ...

Researchers have discovered an ancient Japanese pottery vessel from the late Jomon period (4500-3300 BP) with an estimated 500 maize weevils incorporated into its design. The vessel was discovered in ...

Archaeologists working on a Japanese island discovered an ancient shard of earthenware pottery featuring Kanji, the logographic characters that comprise the Japanese system of writing. It's one of the ...

Out of all of Japanese pottery master Kondo Takahiro’s works, the ones that came after the largest earthquake in his country’s history feel particularly resonant. As the disaster became known, 3/11 ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Ikebana, or the art of Japanese flower arranging, has for centuries been interwoven with the Japanese tea ceremony and the distinctive pottery used for the intricately choreographed ...

Jōmon pottery sheds light on the mystery of prehistoric Japan. Literally meaning cord-marking pottery, this is the most ancient type of pottery in Japan which dates from 14,500 to 300 BCE. Jōmon ...

Can you guess where a piece of art pottery was made (just by looking at its distinctive colors and shape)? And when it was made? Some pottery looks quintessentially American; other pieces evoke ...

Japan's Shoji Hamada is regarded as one of the most influential masters of studio pottery and has inspired more potters around the world than any other figure. Three of his pieces are on display this ...

COLLEGEVILLE — St. John’s Pottery at St. John’s University received a $500,000 grant — the largest in its nearly 40-year history — from the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation to ...