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What is Japanese blue pottery called?

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What is Japanese blue pottery called?
Japanese blue pottery is called sometsuke. When translated literally from Japanese, the word means "with dye." It refers to the fact that sometsuke pottery gets its beautiful color from applying a cobalt dye underglaze on white bisque ceramic. Find a wide variety of Japanese pottery from some of the world's top sellers on 1stDibs.
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Contemporary Japanese Vase by Fukumoto Fuku, 2011
By Fukumoto Fuku
Located in Uccle, BE
Signed and original box included Fukumoto Fuku is a leading Figure in the Contemporary Japenese Clay, recognized for her expertise in the art of traditional pottery. Her work "Tsuki...
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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Organic Modern Ceramics

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Porcelain

Pink Panther Collection Royal Orleans Pottery Pig Money Box
By United Artists
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful, Japanese licensed Pink Panther Collection pig form money box straddled by a figure of the Pink Panther distributed by Royal Orleans and dated 1981. The ceramic pig stan...
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic

Persian Market Porcelain Platter Portrait Nasr al din Shah Qajar 20th C
By Gardner Porcelain Factory
Located in Melbourne, AU
A large platter, bearing commemorative portraits of Naser al din Shah Qajar, painted in cobalt and parcel gilt. This beautiful portrait platter was purc...
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Late Victorian Porcelain

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Porcelain

Vintage Rare Kutani Japan Hand Painted Porcelain, 22 Carat Gold Foo Dogs MCM
Located in North Miami, FL
These large and fabulous pair of RARE vintage late 1940's to early 1950's Kutani Japan handcrafted and hand painted foo dog lions are very commanding both in stature and execution of meticulous painted detail with 22 carat gold leaf throughout. The persimmon color of a burnt hue porcelain ceramic porcelain male and female matched pair of foo dogs have a mariage decoration. These are a stunning and gorgeous example of Japanese 2oth Century Arts and a lost art form. The foo dogs are ferocious shishi lions with very colorful and detailed Kutano style moriage porcelain...
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Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Gold

Japanese Antique Bowl: Mashiko Ware Plum 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
・ Mashiko ware is a traditional Japanese pottery produced in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture. ・It was made around 1920s in Showa era and It was all hand painted. ・Plum (Ume) is trad...
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Ceramics

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Ceramic

Foo Dogs, Late 20th Century
Located in Fulton, CA
A pair of hand painted ceramic foo dogs made in Japan in the late 20th century. Retain original price tag from Macy's Department Store. Japanese...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Ceramics

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Ceramic

Foo Dogs, Late 20th Century
$750 Sale Price / set
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