Japanese family names are extremely varied: according to estimates, there are over 100,000 different surnames in use today in Japan. The three most common family names in Japan are SatÅ (ä½è¤), Suzuki (é´æ¨), and Takahashi (é«æ©).
Making the world better, one answer at a time. the purpose of wedging clay is to get the air bubles out. if you dont getthe air bubles out, when being fired, the air will try to escape your now hard pot, when it can't , it will explode your pot.
The first step of pressing the rough ball of clay downward and inward into perfect rotational symmetry is called centring the clayâa most important skill to master before the next steps: opening (making a centred hollow into the solid ball of clay), flooring (making the flat or rounded bottom inside the pot), throwing or pulling (drawing up and shaping the walls to an even thickness), and trimming or turning (removing excess clay to refine the shape or to create a foot).