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History records presents, of fine manufactures, made by Korean envoys to the Japanese [[strikethrough]] envoy [[/strikethrough]] Government when such things were plenty in Korea and rare in Japan. These records date back to the beginning of the Christian era. Griffis in his Hermit Nation, P.2. says:"-The first notice of Corea in western books or writing occurs in the works of Khoradadbeh, an Arab [[strikethrough]] traveller [[/strikethrough]] geographer of the ninth century in his book on Roads and Provinces. He is thus quoted by Richthofen in his work on China (p.575,note).

"'what lies on the other side of China is unknown land. But high mountains rise up densely across for Kantu. Those lie over in the land of Sila (Ancient Korea, H.N.A.) which is rich in gold. Musselmans who visit this country often allow themselves, through the advantages of the same, to be induced to settle here. They export from thence ginseng, deerhorn, aloes, camphor, nails, saddles, porcelain, satin, zimmit (cinnamon?) and galanga (ginger?).

Ibid p.146. "When retiring from Chosen in 1597, the daimio and general, Naheshima, requited himself for the possible loss of further military glory, by bringing over and settling in Satsuma a colony of Corean potters. He builded better than he knew, for in founding these industries in his own domain, he became the prime author of that delight of the aesthetic world 'old Satsuma faience'. Other daimios,in whose domains were potteries, likewise transported skilled workers in clay, who afterward brought fame and money to their masters."

This transportation was so complete that no Korean potters of skill were left in the peninsula.