Japanese Indigo-Dyed Small Bowl Gift Set 5PcsDescriptionSometsuke: The Beauty of Blue and WhiteSometsuke is a Japanese term referring to the technique of decorating ceramics with brush painted designs in underglaze cobalt blue on a white ground. Transparent glaze is applied on top of this painted bisque before firing, producing a vivid shade of blue that is known in China as qinghua (literally blue flower). In Japan it is called sometsuke (literally with dye) because the color resembles dyed