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 exceptional ...

traditionally from

Tobe, Ehime example of Tobe ceramics is a town located in Iyo District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 20,485 in 9385 households and a population density of 200 persons per km².The total area of the town is . Geograp ...

, 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 s ...

type. The ware started making its appearance when Katō Yasutoki, 9th lord of the

Ōzu Domain 270px, Katō Yasuaki, final daimyō of Ōzu Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, in what is now western Ehime Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. It was centered around Ōzu Castle, and was ruled thr ...

(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 was a after ''Meiwa'' and before ''Tenmei.'' This period spanned the years November 1772 through March 1781. The reigning emperors were and . Change of era * 1772 : The era name was changed to ''An'ei'' (meaning "peaceful eternity") to mark t ...

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