Wheel Throwing (Rokuro): Revision history

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7 March 2026

  • curprev 20:4220:42, 7 March 2026 CompUser talk contribs 1,573 bytes +1,573 Created page with "{{Short description|Pottery forming technique using a rotating wheel}} '''Wheel throwing''' (Japanese: '''rokuro''' ろくろ) is a pottery forming technique in which clay vessels are shaped on a rotating wheel. The potter centers a lump of clay on the wheel head and gradually pulls and shapes the clay while the wheel spins, allowing symmetrical forms to be produced efficiently. Wheel throwing became an important method in Japanese ceramics from the medieval period onw..."