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.
^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. ISBN9784751741504.
^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.