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In 1682 three potteries, Chibana Wakuta and Takara-guchi, got together and set up a unified pottery at a place called Tsuboya. Items produced from the kilns here are called Tsuboya-yaki. Tsuboya-yaki are clasified largely into two groups, Arayachi and Jo-yachi. Arayachi denotes those potteries not glazed and large in size, while the latter includes those glazed having painted designs of Okinawa . The raw material: Shimajiri clay, Kise clay, Kogachi clay, Ishikawa clay, Maeganeku clay, Yamada clay, Kina clay and Afuso clayLocations of the principal potteries: Naha City, Onna-son, Yomitan-son Items produced: Utensils for food and drink, bottles, jars, pots,ornamental lion statues
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