Japanese Jomon Ceramics

Jomon Ceramics Ceramics developed independently all over the world. The Japanese Jomon were perhaps the very first people to create storage and cooking jars, their techniques and style has little change for 8,000 years. The oldest pots are from the Jomon culture; the oldest one is dated to about 10,700 BCE. There is some debate over the first ceramic pot; there are some vague references to pieces found in Siberia that closely matches the age to those …

…dropped, as potters shifted their attention to quantity vs. quality. In a sense the wheel separated the potter from the craft, and in developing societies, this was practical, since it allowed cooking and transport vessels to become available to everyone. However today when potters make pots primarily for the art and craft, many abandon the notion that the wheel is merely a tool to help create a form, and decoration often goes without much effort.