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*''Japanese'': 新垣家住宅 ''(aragaki ke juutaku)'' | *''Japanese'': 新垣家住宅 ''(aragaki ke juutaku)'' | ||
| − | The Aragaki house, and its associated ''agari nu gama'' (東ヌ窯) kilns, were a [[Ryukyuan pottery]] production site in the Tsuboya neighborhood of [[Naha]], on [[Okinawa Island]]. The house and kilns are today nationally-designated [[Important Cultural Properties]]. | + | The Aragaki house, and its associated ''agari nu gama'' (東ヌ窯) kilns, were a [[Ryukyuan pottery]] production site in the [[Tsuboya]] neighborhood of [[Naha]], on [[Okinawa Island]]. The house and kilns are today nationally-designated [[Important Cultural Properties]]. |
The site was in operation until 1974, and consists of a house covering roughly 400 ''[[Japanese Measurements|tsubo]]'' and roofed in red terracotta roof tiles, red-tile-roofed pottery kilns of the ''[[nobori gama]]'' (climbing kiln) type, and pig pens (O: ''fuuru''). Sections of the stone walls of the compound also survive. The main house is believed to date to the mid-to-late 19th century. The climbing kiln is 23 meters long, and 4 meters wide. | The site was in operation until 1974, and consists of a house covering roughly 400 ''[[Japanese Measurements|tsubo]]'' and roofed in red terracotta roof tiles, red-tile-roofed pottery kilns of the ''[[nobori gama]]'' (climbing kiln) type, and pig pens (O: ''fuuru''). Sections of the stone walls of the compound also survive. The main house is believed to date to the mid-to-late 19th century. The climbing kiln is 23 meters long, and 4 meters wide. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:42, 1 March 2018
- Japanese: 新垣家住宅 (aragaki ke juutaku)
The Aragaki house, and its associated agari nu gama (東ヌ窯) kilns, were a Ryukyuan pottery production site in the Tsuboya neighborhood of Naha, on Okinawa Island. The house and kilns are today nationally-designated Important Cultural Properties.
The site was in operation until 1974, and consists of a house covering roughly 400 tsubo and roofed in red terracotta roof tiles, red-tile-roofed pottery kilns of the nobori gama (climbing kiln) type, and pig pens (O: fuuru). Sections of the stone walls of the compound also survive. The main house is believed to date to the mid-to-late 19th century. The climbing kiln is 23 meters long, and 4 meters wide.
References
- Plaques at Sai On Square, Makishi, Naha.[1]
