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Craft · No. 67

Seto Sometsuke Ware

No. 67陶磁器

Seto Sometsuke Ware

瀬戸染付焼

seto sometsuke ware · 愛知県

Seto Sometsuke Ware is a type of blue-and-white porcelain produced in Seto City, Aichi Prefecture. It is distinguished by delicate hand-painted designs applied with cobalt-blue pigment (gosu) on a white porcelain body, then glazed and fired to a luminous finish.

Origin
愛知県
Category
陶磁器
Materials
Porcelain stone · 呉須 · 長石釉
Designation
Nat'l Traditional Craft

No. IHistory

Seto has long been so synonymous with Japanese ceramics that the word "setomono" became a common term for pottery and porcelain. While the area origin…

No. IIMaterials

Porcelain stone呉須長石釉

The porcelain body is made from high-quality feldspar stone and ceramic clay sourced from the Seto region and its surroundings. These local raw materi…

No. IIITechniques

Shaping is carried out using techniques such as wheel throwing, slip casting, or hand-building, depending on the intended form. After bisque firing, t…

No. IVClimate

The hilly terrain around Seto in eastern Aichi Prefecture is rich in high-quality ceramic clay and feldspar stone, providing potters with a stable loc…