MENOME No.585 (Feb/March, 2026) 須恵器 SUEKI vollyball or painted in once-bright colours

or painted in once-bright colours

considered Japan's greatest innovation

presenting artworks from some of the most eminent valuable collections in the country in a convenient pocket edition

and fragments of time

Author(s):Seiji Wada

MENOME No.585 (Feb/March, 2026) 須恵器 SUEKI vollyball or painted in once-bright coloursPublisher ME NO ME Arts and Antiques JAN4910086410269 Publication date2026. 1. 15 Weight0. 39kg MAGAZINEJapanese edition Cover Story: Change the World Sueki, Japanese old pottery The kiln firing techniques introduced from the continent during the Kofun period enabled the production of hard fired ceramics previously unknown in Japan. This marked the birth of Sue ware, considered Japan's greatest innovation. Its forms are remarkably diverse, blending