Ceramic ware produced in and around the village of Inbe, Bizen Province (now Okayama Prefect), Japan, including kitchen mortars (suribachi), narrow-necked jars (tsubo), wide-necked jars (kame), agricultural wares in graded sizes, and other objects. By the 14th and 15th centuries, Bizen ware was among the most widely traded in western Japan. (en)