Kutani Vase

Antique and vintage Kutani vases for sale are decorative pieces created from a Japanese porcelain technique and are found on Bidsquare. Antique and vintage Kutani vases for sale are semi-transparent, so light can pass through them. The first manufacturing began in a village in Japan in the 1600s. The term "Kutani" denotes porcelain made in the Kaga mountainous town of Kutani. Antique and vintage Kutani vases at online auctions were adorned with thickly poured overglaze enamels. Clays appropriate for porcelain production were discovered in the Kutani mines. The mines were of the junior division of the Maida clan that governed the Daishji Domain, as per legend.

Kutani vase is presently a portion of Kaga, Ishikawa, in the old Kaga Province. Antique and vintage Kutani vases at auction were created around the ending of the twentieth century, most likely around the 1880s and 1900s. They developed a style, employing golden on a coral-red basis, which was modified again during a flurry of production. The production started in the  mid-1800s in response to a resurrection of Kutani ware styles. By the late 1800s, contemporary Kutani vases and other porcelain products had become prominent products amongst Japan's exports, due to technological advancements and the adoption of Western-style colors.

Quick facts:

• The marking on the vases has become more straightforward, although they nearly always receive the Kutani mark “ 九谷 “. This marking is frequently used in conjunction with “ 日本 “ (Nihon).

•  Kutani ware was first mentioned in the 1650s, around the Meireki period