Kamuiyaki

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Two Sue ware pots on display at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum
  • Other Names: カムイ焼 (Kamui yaki)
  • Japanese: 須恵焼 (Sue yaki)

Sue wares, also known as Kamuiyaki, are a style of ceramics produced on Tokunoshima in the Amami Islands.

Such wares spread widely as early as the 11th to 12th centuries, and have been found throughout the Ryukyu Islands, even as far south as the Yaeyama Islands.

References

  • Gallery labels, Okinawa Prefectural Museum.[1]