However, in the eighteenth century, Suribachi made in Sakai, which had a semi-spherical shape and that imitated the Suribachi of Bizen, grabbed the majority share in eastern Japan.
しかし、18世紀になると、備前を模倣し半球形を呈する堺産のすり鉢に東日本のシェアを奪われてしまう。