The artifact is 9 centimeters long and originates from the latter part of the Yayoi Pottery Culture Period ... part of an inkstone created in Japan, citing marks left by the use of the inkstick.

On a recent day, a non-Japanese citizen was using a brush to ... feel ‘purified’ or ‘forgiven’ as they think of the pottery works as their own selves and face up to their own hearts ...

Okinawa, the southernmost islands of Japan, was once ruled by an independent ... foreign influences is reflected in its distinctive pottery called Yachimun, which are part and parcel of everyday ...