context: ceramics > prehistory

Terminal Jomon

Many items from this period - pots with long stems or necks - look as if they are thrown on a wheel, but they aren't. They are still handmade.

We also start to see lots of clay figurines, and this brings out wild guesses from art history writers - you'll see some claim they are products of superstitious dread, and others will say they indicate an outpouring of joie de vivre. Don't ask me which is true, but I favour the second angle.

backwards: late jomon