Old Kutani ware
Japanese porcelain
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- In Kutani ware
The name “Old Kutani” refers to porcelain decorated with heavily applied overglaze enamels and produced in the Kaga mountain village of Kutani. The powerful Maeda family had established a kiln there by 1656. The clay bodies used were gray and coarse-grained. On most pieces—dishes and bowls were…
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Japanese pottery
- In Japanese pottery: Edo period (1603–1867)
Greatly valued, Old Kutani (ko- Kutani) porcelain is among the finest of the Japanese wares. The body is heavy, approaching stonewares, and the designs are executed boldly and in rich colours. Old Kutani was revived and other styles arose when kilns in the area resumed operation in…
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