Shita-Etsuke (下絵付け)

Hand-painted pigments applied under a colorless glaze. Historically, cobalt, iron, and copper were the most frequently-used compounds in underglaze pigments. When cobalt-colored pigments are used exclusively on hand-painted porcelain, the resulting designs are classified as sometsuke. Iron and copper compounds, which are frequently hand painted onto to stone- or earthenwares, produce brown and yellow (iron) or green (copper) decoration (Crueger et al. 2006:29,286; Simpson et al. 2014:69).

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Etsuke Chawan (hand-painted bowl)

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Exterior of Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [3]

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Sometsuke Take Chawan (bowl with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)

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Exterior of Sansui Dobin (landscape teapot)

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Doban Ume Soba-Choko (noodle cup with transferprint plum)

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Side of Doban Sen (transferprint coin) Vessel

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Exterior of Doban Choko (transferprint sake cup)

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Sometsuke Fuku Chawan (bowl with cobalt hand-painted 'luck')

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Sometsuke Take Zara (dish with cobalt hand-painted bamboo)

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Doban Mitsu-Domoe Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with transferprint threefold swirl)

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Doban Chawan (transferprint bowl)

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Bottom of Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl)

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Bottom of Sometsuke Doban Sho Chiku Bai Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprint three friends design)

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Bottom of Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [2]

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Side of Sometsuke Botan Doban Mamezara (sauce dish with cobalt transferprint peony)

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Top of Sometsuke Jawan No Futa (hand-painted cobalt bowl lid)

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Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt) Vessel [2]

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Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt) Vessel [1]

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Bottom of Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt) Cup

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Interior of Sumi Hajiki Kaede Kozara (small dish with ink resist maple leaves )

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Interior of Sometsuke Katagami Sho Chiku Bai Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt stenciled three friends design)

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Ume Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt hand-painted plum)

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Suyehiro Sometsuke Doban Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprint fans)

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Top of Sometsuke Katagami Sho Chiku Bai Namasu-Zara (pickle dish with cobalt stenciled three friends design)

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Top of Ho-o Zara (Phoenix Ware dish/plate)

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Side of Sometsuke Katagami Sakura Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt stenciled cherry blossom design)

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Side of Sometsuke Botan Dobin (teapot with hand-painted peonies in cobalt)

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Top of Sometsuke Katagami Mitsu-Domoe Kozara (small dish with stenciled yin-yang design)

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Top of Sometsuke Doban Hata Kozara (small dish with transferprint flags)

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Side of Sometsuke Katagami Seigaiha Tsutsu Yunomi (cylindrical teacup with stenciled blue sea waves)

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Side of Sometsuke Doban Choju Yunomi (teacup with cobalt transferprint longevity design)

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Side of Sometsuke Doban Sho Chiku Bai Tokkuri (sake decanter with cobalt transferprint three friends design)

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Side of Sometsuke Katagami Sho Chiku Bai Kobachi (small bowl with cobalt stenciled three friends design)

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Side of Sometsuke Doban Kiku Tokkuri (sake decanter with cobalt transferprint chrysanthemum design)

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Top of Imari Asagao Namasu-Zara (Imari pickle dish with morning glory design)

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Side of Sometsuke Doban Tsuru Komori Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprint bat and crane design)

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Side of Iro Fukizumi Gohan Jawan (polychrome stenciled rice/soup bowl)

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Sometsuke Senbori Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt and carved lines)

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Side of Sometsuke Doban Botan Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprinted peony)

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Side of Sometsuke Doban Matsu Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprinted pine tree)

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Side of Kuro Fukizumi Take Yunomi (teacup with black stenciled bamboo design)

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