Vintage Japanese Kutani-style painted nesting bowls in red, brown, and green with landscape pattern
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Vintage Japanese Kutani-style painted nesting bowls in red, brown, and green with landscape pattern Vintage Japanese Kutani-style painted nesting bowls in red, brown, and green with landscape pattern Vintage Japanese Kutani-style painted nesting bowls in red, brown, and green with landscape pattern

Vintage Japanese Kutani-style painted nesting bowls in red, brown, and green with landscape pattern

Nesting bowls include one small bowl 9 1/2 “x 3", one medium bowl 11”x 3 1/4”, and one large bowl 12 1/4”x 3 3/4. Ships in a rustic wooden box with Japanese lettering.

Kutani ware was first made around 1655 during Japan's Meireki era. According to tradition, stones suitable for porcelain making were found in the Kutani mines of the Daishoji clan. Kutani has a long history and is still in production by artists in located in Komatsu, Ishikawa and Terai.

Kutani ware is marked by vivid dark colors that epitomize lavish aesthetics. It is theorized that the long, harsh and grey winters of the Hokuriku region led to a desire among people living there for ceramic ware to show strong and bold colours. The classical five colours style is known as gosai-de which includes green, blue, yellow, purple, and red. The designs are bold and normally depict landscapes, the beauty of nature, and people. The landscapes cover most of the surface of each piece.

 




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