5. Kutani and Kanazawa

Kutani, located in Ishikawa prefecture, became a flourishing site of porcelain production during the Edo period(1615-1867). The ware is characterized by the boldness of color and form. During the Meiji period(1868-1911), Kutani ware
became an export product and still thrives commercially.

There are also many individual artists who make Kutani pottery as original art work.

Kanazawa, capital of Ishikawa prefecture, was the castletown of a powerful provincial lord and a center of local culture. Many crafts were highly developed, among them Ohi ware, or raku for the tea ceremony, produced in the service of the daimyo of the Kaga domain. Ohi ware techniques have been transmitted through the generations by the Ohi family since the Edo period.