Pottery Club

Japanese: 陶作部 - すえつくりべ

A professional group in the pre-Taika period who engaged in the production of Sue ware (pottery). The origins of Sue ware are said to be in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. They were also called the Tobu (ceramics) group. The 3rd year of the reign of Emperor Suinin in the Nihon Shoki states that the potters of Kagamidani in Omi Province were servants of the Silla prince Amenohiboko, and the 7th year of the reign of Emperor Yuryaku mentions the name of Imaki no Aya no Suetsukuri Kouki among the artisans who were made to pay tribute from Baekje. The former is thought to indicate the arrival of Silla-based and the latter Baekje-based pottery craftsmen. The production of Sue ware by these immigrant artisans began in the early 5th century in Sue-mura, Chinu Prefecture, in the hilly area south of Osaka, but from the second half of the 5th century to the 6th century, production areas expanded to other regions.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大化前代の職業部で須恵(陶)器の製作に従事。須恵器の源流は朝鮮半島南部に求められている。また陶部ともつくる。《日本書紀》垂仁3年条に，近江国鏡谷の陶人は新羅王子天日槍（あめのひぼこ）の従人であると伝え，また雄略7年条には百済より貢上せしめた工人中に新漢陶部高貴（いまきのあやのすえつくりこうき）の名がある。前者は新羅系，後者は百済系製陶技術者の渡来を物語るものと考えられる。これら渡来系工人による須恵器の製作は5世紀初めころ，茅渟（ちぬ）県陶邑すなわち大阪南部丘陵地帯で開始されるが，5世紀後半から6世紀になると生産地が地方に拡大する。

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