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Swatow ware

China tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: $5k–50k (serious collector)

Kutani ware (九谷焼, Kutani-yaki) is a style of Japanese porcelain traditionally supposed to be from Kutani, now a part of Kaga, Ishikawa, in the former Kaga Province. It is divided into two phases: Ko-Kutani (old Kutani), from the 17th and early 18th centuries, and Saikō-Kutani from the revived production in the 19th century. The more prestigious Ko-Kutani wares are recognised by scholars to be a complex and much mis-represented group, very often not from Kutani at all. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Plate with Phoenix and Peonies
Plate with Phoenix and Peonies, late 1500s–early 1600s
Cleveland Museum of Art
Plate
Plate, late 16th–early 17th century
The Met
Plate
Plate, late 16th–early 17th century
The Met
Dish
Dish, 16th century
The Met
Dish
Dish, late 16th–early 17th century
The Met

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