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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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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

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

UAC Geoffrey Five Vintage Pink Panther Sporting Figures
By United Artists
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful collection of five vintage UAC Geoffrey Pink Panther sporting figures produced under license in Japan and dating from around 1981. The figures are licensed by the United...
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Modern Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

UAC Geoffrey Vintage Japanese Pink Panther Ceramic Picture Frame
By United Artists
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful Japanese vintage UAC Geoffrey ceramic Pink Panther picture frame produced under United Artists license and dating from around 1981. The ceramic frame is of small rectang...
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Vintage 1980s Japanese Modern Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of 19th Century "Satsuma" Vases
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Pair of 19th century Satsuma vases, Japan 19th century.
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Noritake Mentone Blue Gold and White Saucer
By Noritake
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pretty porcelain white saucer with blue and gold detail by Noritake. This beautiful plate has a painted blue and gold rim with sprays of flowers in varying hues of blue at the center. Two gold decorative flourishes adorn the dish in between the blue bouquets. Bottom Reads: Noritake China...
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20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Gold

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