During the Muromachi period, before Asahi yaki was born, the Uji region had produced another type of earthenware called Uji yaki which had no clear historical background, but some famous wares remain.
室町時代、朝日焼が興る前には、経歴も全く不詳な宇治焼という焼き物が焼かれ、今も名器だけが残されている。