Feb. 20, 2012 at 5:45pm with 17 notes
Reblogged from snowonredearth
wingofablueroller: Jōmon pot, Japan, early Jōmon period, about 5,000 BC “Jomon pots are the oldest pots in the world. […] During the 1800s the inside [of this pot] was lined with gold foil and lacquered for use in Japanese tea ceremonies.” sources: BBC A history of the world in 100 objects and the British Museum

wingofablueroller:

Jōmon pot, Japan, early Jōmon period, about 5,000 BC

“Jomon pots are the oldest pots in the world. […] During the 1800s the inside [of this pot] was lined with gold foil and lacquered for use in Japanese tea ceremonies.”

sources: BBC A history of the world in 100 objects and the British Museum

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    This is Jomon? I thought Jomon pottery was pointed at...bottom so it could be stuck...
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