Antique porcelain vase "Amphora", overglaze and underglaze painting, craquelure technique, made in the workshops of Kutani, Japan, XIX-XX centuries. Overglaze stamp. Kutani technique is one of the expensive and famous varieties of painting on porcelain; it is distinguished by the use of five colors in the decoration of ceramics - blue, yellow, red, purple and green. Among the main motifs in the painting, it is customary to highlight mountain ranges, rivers - lakes, the plot of "Flowers and Birds", there is a geometric ornament. There are only two varieties of painting on products that researchers distinguish: Aote, literally meaning "blue-green painting" and Gosayte - "Painting using five colors". This amphora-shaped vase is decorated with natural motifs, a mountain range, a lake with reeds, a house, an image of a pheasant and a chicken, aster flowers. The handles of the amphora vase are made in the form of golden dragons, a symbol of wealth and prosperity.