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[[File:Wakutakiln.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Wakuta kiln on display at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum]]
*''Japanese'': 湧田 ''(Wakuta)''
Wakuta was a village in central [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], which served as the chief center of [[Ryukyuan pottery|pottery]] production in the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] until many of the kilns were ordered moved to [[Tsuboya wares|Tsuboya]] in [[1682]]. The village was later absorbed into the city of [[Naha]], and the Okinawa Prefectural Government offices are today located in the area.
Wakuta was a major center of the production of both unglazed ''arayachi'' and glazed ''jôyachi'' wares, as well as Okinawa's distinctive red terracotta roof tiles. Its techniques gained a boost in [[1616]] as a number of Korean potters settled in the neighborhood.
Excavations conducted in concert with the construction of the prefectural government offices in 1986-1987 recovered six of the decommissioned kilns. One is today maintained at the [[Okinawa Prefectural Museum]], and another at the Tsuboya Pottery Museum.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
[[Category:Cities and Towns]]
*''Japanese'': 湧田 ''(Wakuta)''
Wakuta was a village in central [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]], which served as the chief center of [[Ryukyuan pottery|pottery]] production in the [[Ryukyu Kingdom|Ryûkyû Kingdom]] until many of the kilns were ordered moved to [[Tsuboya wares|Tsuboya]] in [[1682]]. The village was later absorbed into the city of [[Naha]], and the Okinawa Prefectural Government offices are today located in the area.
Wakuta was a major center of the production of both unglazed ''arayachi'' and glazed ''jôyachi'' wares, as well as Okinawa's distinctive red terracotta roof tiles. Its techniques gained a boost in [[1616]] as a number of Korean potters settled in the neighborhood.
Excavations conducted in concert with the construction of the prefectural government offices in 1986-1987 recovered six of the decommissioned kilns. One is today maintained at the [[Okinawa Prefectural Museum]], and another at the Tsuboya Pottery Museum.
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==References==
*Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.
[[Category:Ryukyu]]
[[Category:Art and Architecture]]
[[Category:Cities and Towns]]