Japanese ceramic history records many distinguished potter names, and some were artist-potters, e.g., Honami Koetsu, Ogata Kenzan, and Aoki Mokubei. Japanese anonymous kilns also have flourished through the ages, and their influence weighs with that of the potters. Another characteristically Japanese aspect of the art is the continuing popularity of unglazed high-fired stoneware even after porcelain became popular . Since 4th century, Japanese pottery and porcelain was often influenced by the Chinese, sometimes through Korean pottery. Japan transformed and translated the Chinese the prototype into a uniquely Japanese creation, and the result was distinctly Japanese in character . In the 20th century, a ceramics industry (e.g., Noritake and Toto Ltd.) grew up.