Choka (彫花)
Literally "carving flower," choka refers to carved or incised decoration on ceramics. Wooden, bamboo, or metal tools can be used to carve decorative elements into a vessel's surface before the paste has fully dried. Carved elements like flowers are called obori (凹彫り), while incised lines are known as senbori (線彫り). When carving creates a low-relief negative pattern by removing the background, this is called hirabori (平彫り) (Crueger et al. 2006:285; Simpson et al. 2014:60).
![Bottom of Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [2]](https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/objects/hjccc/45SN398B-2007-229A_1of2_th.jpg)
Bottom of Sometsuke Gohan Jawan (hand-painted cobalt rice/soup bowl) [2]
Item Record![Sometsuke Senbori Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt and carved lines)](https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/objects/hjccc/AACC-MIN-98-22_1of1_th.jpg)
Sometsuke Senbori Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with hand-painted cobalt and carved lines)
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Side of Sometsuke Doban Matsu Gohan Jawan (rice/soup bowl with cobalt transferprinted pine tree)
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