ABSTRACT
Clements examines Satsuma domain's control of ‘Korean’ potters, who were descended from people captured during the Imjin War of 1592–1598 (also known as Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Invasions of Korea), and the incorporation of these descendants into ceremonial occasions. This example from Satsuma points to a wider pattern of Japanese authorities, from the shogun to numerous daimyō, receiving foreign guests in ceremonies designed to mirror the East Asian tributary model in which the superior authority (traditionally, China) received visits from surrounding vassal states.
