is a type of

Japanese porcelain , is one of the oldest Japanese crafts and art forms, dating back to the Neolithic period. Kilns have produced earthenware, pottery, stoneware, glazed pottery, glazed stoneware, porcelain, and blue-and-white ware. Japan has an exceptionally ...

traditionally from Tobe, Ehime, western Japan. It is of the ''sometsuke'' (染付)

blue and white pottery "Blue and white pottery" () covers a wide range of white pottery and porcelain decorated under the glaze with a blue pigment, generally cobalt oxide. The decoration is commonly applied by hand, originally by brush painting, but nowadays by ste ...

type. The ware started making its appearance when Katō Yasutoki, 9th lord of the Ōzu Domain (1769–1787), started hiring potters from Hizen. Production of white

porcelain Porcelain () is a ceramic material made by heating substances, generally including materials such as kaolinite, in a kiln to temperatures between . The strength and translucence of porcelain, relative to other types of pottery, arises main ...

(''hakuji'') commenced in An'ei 6 (1777). In 1976 it was officially designated by the government as a traditional crafts. The products are characterized by a slightly thick, rugged base and fine brush strokes.https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/markofbeauty/201706120600/

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* http://www.tobeyaki.co.jp * https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/exhibit/3QICOxLMD1UkIQ Culture in Ehime Prefecture Japanese porcelain Tobe, Ehime {{Japan-art-stub