Japanese masonry skills to be exported overseas

Japanese masonry skills to be exported overseas

Nagoya Castle in Nagoya, central Japan, is seen in this file photo taken in August 2014. The stone wall upon which the castle sits was built with a traditional Japanese masonry method called "anoshu zumi" by the Anoshu Guild using unprocessed natural stones. The Awata family, stone masons inheriting the anoshu technique, has been holding workshops abroad and has received a contract for a project in the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

A wheel and a potter painting a picture

A wheel and a potter painting a picture

Potters work on vases at the Kinkozan Sobei Pottery Factory. The half-naked man in the foreground is shaping a vase on the wheel using a pallet, while the man in the back is painting a vase. This is the Awata Kiln, located at Sanjo-Awataguchi. Founded in 1633, it exported ceramic ornaments and utensils to North America and Europe as well as China and India. This may have been taken by the British photographer H. G. Ponting.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐31‐0]

Workmen doing iron-pot work

Workmen doing iron-pot work

Potters tend the fire in a noborigama (climbing kiln) at the Kinkozan Sobei Kiln. Three men are checking the condition of the fire. The kiln is made from bricks and clay. It was located in Sanjo-Awataguchi and specialized in Awata style pottery. Founded in 1633, it exported ceramic ornaments and utensils to North America and Europe as well as China and India. This may have been taken by the British photographer H. G. Ponting.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐30‐0]