utsushi　写し

KEY WORD :　art history / crafts

A copy or a facsimile. The term refers not only to copies of calligraphy or painting but also reproductions of ceramics. In tea utensils, there are many domestic replicas of popular and rare foreign goods such as Kourai utsushi 高麗写し(Koguryo teabowls), Oranda utsushi オランダ写し (Dutch ware) and Kouchi utsushi 交趾写し (Tonkinese wares). From the late Edo period, the word was also used in regard to style, for instance to denote Ninsei utsushi 仁清写し(Ninsei style), or Kenzan utsushi 乾山写し (Kenzan style) wares.

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(C)2001 Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System.　No reproduction or republication without written permission. 掲載のテキスト・写真・イラストなど、全てのコンテンツの無断複製・転載を禁じます。