Craft · No. 90
No. 90陶磁器
Tsuboya Ware
壺屋焼
tsuboya ware · 沖縄県
Tsuboya Ware is a distinctive Okinawan pottery tradition centered in the Tsuboya district of Naha City. It encompasses two styles — unglazed "arayachi" and glazed "jōyachi" — and is celebrated for its bold forms and vibrant, subtropical decorative sensibility.
- Origin
- 沖縄県
- Category
- 陶磁器
- Materials
- Pottery clay · Iron · 植物灰
- Designation
- Nat'l Traditional Craft
No. IHistory
The origins of Tsuboya Ware trace back to the era of the Ryukyu Kingdom, when several pottery kilns scattered across the islands were consolidated int…
No. IIMaterials
Tsuboya Ware relies primarily on clay sourced from within Okinawa Prefecture. For unglazed arayachi, a coarse, iron-rich clay is used; fired at high t…
No. IIITechniques
Tsuboya Ware is broadly divided into two technical traditions. Arayachi ("rough firing") involves shaping vessels by wheel or hand-building, then firi…
No. IVClimate
Okinawa's subtropical maritime climate — characterized by high heat and humidity — has shaped Tsuboya Ware in meaningful ways. Abundant local vegetati…
