Yi Sam-pyeong

Yi Sam-pyeong
Japanese reading of the alleged Korean name
Kanji李参平/李三平
Kanaり さんぺい
Transcriptions
RomanizationRi Sanpei
Name after the naturalization
Kanji金ヶ江三兵衛
Kanaかながえ さんべえ
Transcriptions
RomanizationKanagae Sanbee
Alleged Korean name
Hangul이삼평
Hanja李參平/李三平
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationI Sam-pyeong
McCune–ReischauerI Samp'yŏng

Kanagae Sanbee (金ヶ江三兵衛) or Yi Sam-pyeong was a Japanese potter who is believed to have moved from Korea. He is often considered the father of Arita ware porcelain, although this narrative is today questioned by historians.[1][2] He is honored at Sueyama Shrine in Arita as the father of Arita ware.

  1. ^ Komiya Kiyora 小宮木代良 (2009). ""Tōso" gensetsu no rekishiteki zentei" 「陶祖」言説の歴史的前提. In Kitajima Manji; Sun Seungcheol; Hashimoto Yū; Murai Shōsuke (eds.). Nitchō kōryū to sōkoku no rekisi 日朝交流と相克の歴史 (in Japanese). Azekura Shobo. pp. 363–381. ISBN 9784751741504.
  2. ^ Komiya Kiyora 小宮木代良 (2009). ""Tōso" gensetsu no seiritsu to tenkai" 「陶祖」言説の成立と展開 [The origins and expansion of the story of Touso, the first ceramist]. Kyūshū Shigaku 九州史学 (in Japanese) (153): 49–74.