In the late Edo period, Harusato MATSUDAIRA (Fumaiko)'s "Unshu Meibutsu cho" (Fumai Matsudaira's records about the collection of tea utensils of Izumo Province) was published and after this, the grades of 'O-meibutsu' (great famous objects), 'Meibutsu' (famous objects) and 'Chuko meibutsu' (later famous objects) prevailed.
江戸後期には松平不昧（松平治郷）の『雲州名物帳』が刊行されるが、これにより同書の「大名物」、「名物」、「中興名物」という格付けが普及した。