Antique Kutani vase. Made of porcelain. Underglaze and overglaze painting. Decorated with floral ornament and scenes of children playing. Has the Kutani workshop stamp. Comes with the original tomobako box. Japan, 20th century.

Kutani is one of the three main and most famous trends in Japanese artistic porcelain/ceramics. The workshops are located in Ishikawa Prefecture, mainly in the Kutani region, literally translated as "nine valleys". Numerous workshops located near the city of Kaga worked with porcelain so masterfully that they became a household name for all Japanese porcelain. Kutani ceramics were presented at world exhibitions in Vienna and Paris and were of great importance for the entire world of ceramics.