What is Ko Kutani?
What is Ko Kutani?
Ko-Kutani is one of the most traditional style of Kutani Ware. It’s characteristics are a mighty and lovely design and flowing hairline with five colours of paint (green, yellow, red, purple, dark blue). The style attracts by its dynamic subtle charm.
What is the Kutani mark?
The two characters that make up the word Kutani consist of the character for “nine”, ku and “valley”. Since Kutani is a place, almost all pieces marked Kutani were decorated there even if by any of the many manufacturers or trading shops, rather than just a single factory.
How old is Kutani?
The history of Kutani ware back to 1656 Kutani ware is currently known for its porcelain body with a wide variety of designs, such as scholars, landscapes, animals, birds, plants, and geometric designs. Those designs are decorated with combinations of polychrome glazes and precious metals like gold and silver.
How do you identify Imari porcelain?
You can identify Chinese Imari by its brighter white and more purple-toned blue. The red over-glaze is also thinner and closer to orange than in Japanese pieces. Chinese Imari is generally more finely potted than Japanese, with a very even glaze.
How are marks made in Japan date?
If your piece is marked “Nippon,” then it was made and imported between 1891 and 1921. If it is marked “Japan”, then your piece was made and imported after 1921. The mark may tell you where your piece was made and if you know the history of understanding pottery marks, then the mark can help you date your piece too.
How do you identify a Kutani porcelain?
Kutani Marks The marks at the bottom of each Kutani piece are often hand-painted. However, you will also find pieces where an artist decides to engrave or emboss a mark at the bottom. Impressed and incised marks are not as common as hand-painted ones. Many Kutani pieces do not have any mark or are simply marked Kutani.
