How much do you know about Japanese pottery? Japanese pottery started in the Jomon Era about 10,000 years ago. Japanese pottery is still an important part of Japanese. The style of Jomonware used many patterns on the surface which were pressed by coils. In the Edo and Meiji Period, Japanese pottery and kiln were improved by the influence of foreign countries. Also pottery began to be used in the Tea Ceremony, and as a result Tea ceremony aesthetics are deeply connected to Japanese pottery. Japanese pottery gain experience of evolution and improvements. In this presentation you will learn about the early history of pottery, pottery materials and equipment, and Japanese pottery today.
The Southwest trip was absolutely amazing because I leaned the culture of the area a lot. I spent 7 days in the southwest and I impressed by people who live there and by their culture. These things were totally different from Japan and the people there preserved their traditions carefully. I talk to a lot of Americans and I saw wonderful nature during the trip. There are three absolutely wonderfu and amazing places that I enjoyed. First, I went to a lot of museums and all of them were very interesting. I especially liked The Museum of International Folk Art. The museum has more than 130,000 objects from more than 100 countries! My favorite object was a smiling skeleton doll. This object’s theme was Day of The Dead. When I saw it, I remembered COCO which is a Pixar movie. I also liked The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum. Georgia O’Keeffe was an American artist and she painted a lot of flowers and nature. I think her paintings are brimming with kindness ...