noun
blue-and-white ceramics; blue pattern on white porcelain
Refers to a style of pottery, often Chinese or Japanese, decorated with cobalt blue underglaze on a white body.
この青花の壺は明代のものだ。
This blue-and-white jar is from the Ming dynasty.
青花の技法は中国から伝わった。
The blue-and-white technique was introduced from China.
染付 is a more common Japanese term for blue-and-white ceramics, while 青花 is often used in art-historical or Chinese contexts.
From Chinese 青花 (qīnghuā), literally 'blue flower/pattern', referring to the blue decoration on white porcelain.