Question

1 raku ware is a kind of traditional japanese pottery. 2 raku artists forgo using a potter’s wheel to create teabowls and tableware; instead, they use their hands to create imperfect one-of-a-kind pieces. 3 historically, raku teabowls were made for tea ceremonies, where grace and humility were (and still are) revered. 4 if you look at a raku teabowl, you can see that it is not flawless. 5 artists leave imperfections to symbolize that a person, like a teabowl, can have flaws. 6 the denver art museum has a raku teabowl from the 1800s. which sentence best shows the central idea of the text? × sentence 1 ○ sentence 2 ○ sentence 3 ○ sentence 4

Explanation:

To find the central idea, we analyze each sentence:

• Sentence 1 introduces Raku ware as traditional Japanese pottery.
• Sentence 2 describes how Raku artists create pieces (no potter’s wheel, hand - made, imperfect, one - of - a - kind).
• Sentence 3 talks about the historical use of Raku teabowls in tea ceremonies.
• Sentence 4 just states Raku teabowls are not flawless.

The central idea should encompass the key aspects of Raku ware's creation and its nature. Sentence 2 gives the main method of creation and the unique (imperfect, one - of - a - kind) nature of the pieces, which is more central to understanding what Raku ware is about in terms of its production and characteristics compared to the other sentences. Sentence 1 is a basic introduction, sentence 3 is about historical use, and sentence 4 is just a detail about its flawlessness.

Answer:

sentence 2