Sueki and its producing technique are said to have been introduced from the Southern area of the Korean Peninsula in the Kofun period, and Suebe is considered to have been formed to manufacture Sueki on a large scale in Suemura, Chinu Province and other places (present-day near Naka Ward and Minami Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture) in the beginning of the 5th century.
須恵器及びその製造技法は古墳時代に朝鮮半島南部から伝えられたとされ、5世紀初めには茅渟県陶邑（現在の大阪府堺市中区(堺市)・南区(堺市)付近）などで大規模な須恵器の製造が行われて、陶部の形成が行われたと考えられている。