The thing that is not true of Japanese pottery during the Jomon period is that pieces of Jomon pottery held magic powers of good fortune.
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Pottery from Jōmon period in Japan (Jōmon doki, c. 14,500 - c. 300 BCE) is a type of ancient earthenware pottery. The main characteristic of pottery decoration was rope pressed patterns into clay, hence the name "Jōmon" which means "rope-patterned". The pottery crafts from Jōmon period are the oldest potteries in Japan and among the oldest in the world. The example above belongs to the pottery made in Middle Jōmon period (Umataka Kaen) from Hokuriku region, which is called 'fire-flame' for its 3D type decorations which resemble flames. Pottery in this period is characteristic for thick walls, flamboyant decorations and patterns (flame like) and molds with ropes, human faces, snakes and other animal motifs.
