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Up until the [[Meiji period]], Tsuboya remained a center of production of relatively simple ''arayachi'' (荒焼, "rough wares"), or unglazed ceramics. It was only in the [[Taisho period|Taishô period]] that, seeing the great popularity of [[Arita wares]] in the mainland Japanese market and seeking to expand their market share, the Tsuboya potters began producing ''jôyachi'' (上焼, "completed wares"), that is, glazed ceramics, with elaborate designs of fish, dragons, and the like.

Up until the [[Meiji period]], Tsuboya remained a center of production of relatively simple ''arayachi'' (荒焼, "rough wares"), or unglazed ceramics. It was only in the [[Taisho period|Taishô period]] that, seeing the great popularity of [[Arita wares]] in the mainland Japanese market and seeking to expand their market share, the Tsuboya potters began producing ''jôyachi'' (上焼, "completed wares"), that is, glazed ceramics, with elaborate designs of fish, dragons, and the like.

Tsuboya led Ryukyuan pottery through the 1960s, but in the 1970s, environmental and other concerns inspired many potters to relocate from Tsuboya - in the center of the city of Naha - to other areas, including [[Yomitan]] and [[Ogimi-son|Ôgimi-son]], where they built new kilns in the traditional manner.

Tsuboya led Ryukyuan pottery through the 1960s, but in the 1970s, environmental and other concerns inspired many potters to relocate from Tsuboya - in the center of the city of Naha - to other areas, including [[Yomitan]] and [[Ogimi-son|Ôgimi-son]], where they built new kilns in the traditional manner. A number of kilns are still active in Tsuboya, however, while other Tsuboya kilns are today maintained as cultural/historical sites. The [[Aragaki home]] and its associated ''agari-nu-kama'' ("eastern kiln") have been designated a National [[Important Cultural Property]], while the ''fee-nu-kama'' ("southern kiln"), the only remaining ''arayachi'' (unglazed wares) kiln in the neighborhood, has been designated an Important Cultural Property by [[Okinawa prefecture|the prefecture]]. Both feature ''[[nobori gama]]'' climbing kilns; the ''agari-nu-kama'' is roughly 23 meters long by 4 meters wide, while the ''fee-nu-kama'' is roughly 20 meters long, and eight meters wide. The latter produced chiefly jugs for water and ''[[awamori]]'', and ceramic funerary containers, and is known for the relatively intact state of its stonework construction.<ref>Plaques at Sai On Square, Makishi, Naha.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/9543107587/]</ref>

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*Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.

*Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.

*Gallery labels, "The Tsuboya-yaki region" and "Okinawan pottery," Gallery 4: Minzoku, National Museum of Japanese History.

*Gallery labels, "The Tsuboya-yaki region" and "Okinawan pottery," Gallery 4: Minzoku, National Museum of Japanese History.

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