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Ceramics > Porcelain > Kutani porcelain

Preferred term

Kutani porcelain  

Definition

  • Porcelain for both everyday and tea ceremony use, manufactured in Kaga province, now part of Ishikawa prefecture, 1655-1704 and again 1807 to the present; older productions are typically tableware in dark overglazed enamels varying from dull to shiny with coarse-grained bodies; later productions feature more eclectic, colorful and intricate designs [AAT, alt.]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Ko Kutani porcelain
  • Kutani ware
  • Kutani-yaki
  • Old Kutani porcelain

Notation

  • 119187

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-LV5WNHKF-6

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