Jomon Pottery Dynamic Coil Pottery

Anticipatory Set: QW #3 Read aloud Experience Clay article Discovering Jomon Ware, p. 58 Answer the following question as you read: Write a minimum 5-sentence paragraph describing three things you learned about the Jomon culture and their pottery.

At the end of the slide presentation, you will be able to. . . Define the word JOMON. Identify the style of Jomon ware. Describe how the islands’ coastal environment affected the style of Jomon ware. Describe why pottery from the Jomon culture is historically unique to hunting and gathering societies.

Terms you should know… Utilitarian: forms emphasizing usefulness rather than beauty or ornamentation. Preliterate: “before” the written word Jomon: cord-impression pattern Hunter & Gatherer Society: paleolithic groups of people who depend on hunting and gathering for food. Usually nomadic. Agrarian Society: groups of people who depend on tilling the soil to plant and harvest food.

Beautiful Storage Containers Throughout history, potters have made beautiful containers out of clay. Ancient Egyptian canopic jars. Greek storage vessels. Why do you think these potters chose to decorate the surfaces of these functional forms?

Jomon Preliterate Japanese culture 9000 to 300 B.C.E. First settlers Hunting and gathering society Elaborate storage pots for everyday use

“Jomon” Design “cord-impression pattern” Surface coils Impressed lines Incised lines Red earthenware clay http://www.earlywomenmasters.net/masters/jomon/index.html

Jomon’s Distinctive Style A subtle reflection of its hunting and gathering society Ornate Fanciful Dramatic Created by women http://www.asianart.com/exhibitions/aany2003/sday1.html

BUT, WAIT! Historically, clay vessels were not produced until people settled into agrarian ways of life! Since they were still hunters and gatherers, how did the Jomon potters have time to create such elaborate utilitarian forms?

Answer: Environment A chain of islands Protected from invaders by four seas Warm currents along S & W shores create lush vegetation Cold currents along N & E shores create abundant fishing Peace + Abundance of Food = low struggle Low struggle to survive = time to artistically elaborate.

Jomon-inspired Pottery http://bfpottery.org/bfpottery.aspx Dough Bringle http://www.crealde.org/Faculty/Instructor%20Bios/Bringle07.html

Compare Original with Contemporary Interpretations Jomon Ware Doug Pringle

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