Set of 5 Kyusu Teacups with Saucers - Gift Arita-yaki, Hasami-yaki, Sometsuke Shonzui I found these while organizing my room. The box has some age-related wear, so I'm offering them at a bargain price. About Sometsuke Shonzui: A style of sometsuke porcelain fired in China around the late Ming dynasty. The name comes from the sometsuke mark "Gorodaifu Goshonzui zo" on the bottom of the vessels. It is characterized by the use of a pure white base and the depiction of geometric patterns such as sayagata (key fret), kikko (tortoise shell), marumon-tsunagi (connected circles), and tatewaku (rising steam) with a vibrant blue-and-indigo glaze. Indigo sometsuke has been familiar and beloved by Japanese people since ancient times.