Japanese Teacup - Dog Decorated Kutani-yaki Guinomi - 35ml

This Kutani-yaki guinomi (very small teacup) features a grey-white glaze decorated with a dog and her puppies.

Kutani-yaki (九谷焼) is a style of Japanese porcelain traditionally from Kutani, now a part of Kaga, Ishikawa, in the former Kaga Province, Japan. Porcelain wares made here became popular in the 17th century and after production in Kutani was revived in the 19th century, it is known for its intricate designs, called aka-e kinran-de (赤絵 金襴手) Kutani

Dimensions:

4.6cm (1.8in) - width
4.6cm (1.8in) - height
35ml - capacity

Condition: Very good

This vintage Japanese item ships from the United States