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The 6th Japanese Culture Class 2011 -Pottery craft-

8 Oct, 2011

On October 7, the 6th Japanese culture class "Pottery craft" instructed by Mr. Kanji Kawazoe was held at Yukarino-Mori, Tsukuba.

16 participants first practiced pugging. Then they started to make a work, a plate, a mask, a tea bowl or a vessel, they liked. One of participants made a mask of Kappa. This is a Japanese legendary creature, a kind of water sprite found in Japanese folklore).

Participants look forward to unload their crafts from kiln one month later after the class.


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Lecture by the instructor.


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Participants strated by pugging.



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Fixing the shape of a vessel on a potter's wheel.


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Decorating a tea bowl with a pallet.



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A funny mask of Kappa.


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Unloading of crafts from kiln is scheduled one month later after the class.



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