Craft · No. 63
No. 63陶磁器
Kutani Ware
九谷焼
kutani ware · 石川県
Kutani Ware is a richly decorated porcelain produced in Ishikawa Prefecture, renowned for its bold overglaze painting using a vivid five-color palette — red, green, yellow, purple, and deep blue — applied in sweeping, expressive compositions.
- Origin
- 石川県
- Category
- 陶磁器
- Materials
- Porcelain stone · Gold · Stone
- Designation
- Nat'l Traditional Craft
No. IHistory
Kutani Ware is believed to have originated in the early Edo period under the patronage of the Kaga domain, in the mountainous southern region of prese…
No. IIMaterials
Kutani Ware uses a fine, dense porcelain body prized for its bright white surface, which maximizes the brilliance of overglaze enamels. Raw materials…
No. IIITechniques
The production of Kutani Ware proceeds through shaping, bisque firing, underglaze work, main firing, overglaze painting, and a final low-temperature e…
No. IVClimate
Ishikawa Prefecture faces the Sea of Japan and experiences heavy precipitation and snowfall in winter. These long, indoor-bound seasons are thought to…
