1, Kutani Old Kiln (1655-1710)

In the Kaga domain, successive feudal lords had a strong interest in arts and crafts, and incorporated the cultivation of Kaga's unique culture into the domain's governance. In addition, the third lord of the domain, Toshitsune Maeda (1593-1658), had an admiration for Chinese ceramics, and in 1637, through the domain's branch offices established in Hizen Hirado and Nagasaki, he began producing celadon and antique dyed tea utensils. He devoted himself to collecting colored ceramics such as Gosu Aka-e and Nanjing Aka-e, as well as Shozui, etc., and finally, his passion for collecting became so strong that he was encouraged to produce porcelain in Kutani village of the Daishoji domain in Kaga Prefecture. will be done.
In this way, in the early Edo period, Ko Kutani porcelain, with its uniquely extravagant and gorgeous paintings, was born from the Kutani kiln in the cultural sphere of the Kaga domain.