Kinrande (金襴手, literally "gold brocade") is a Japanese porcelain style where gold is applied on the surface and there are a number of variations. It originated from China during the Jiajing (1521–1566) and Wanli (1573–1620) periods of the Ming dynasty. [1] [2] [3]
In the late Edo period, Arita ware, Imari ware, Kotō ware, [4] Kutani ware, Kyō ware and Satsuma ware had pieces in this style. [5] [6] Imari pieces in kinrande style were particularly popular in Baroque era Europe. King Augustus II the Strong of Poland amongst the foremost collectors. [7]
Typically, gold was added to Chinese wucai (五彩) palette, called gosai in Japanese, which had a white base with red, green, and yellow motifs. Other types of kinrande include: [8]
One of the artists specialising in kinrande was Jiro Ono (小野次郎, Ono Jiro) (1953–2010), the second son of Hakuko Ono (小野珀子, Ono Hakuko), herself a renowned artist of yūri-kinsai. [9] [10] [11]
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Kinrande (金襴手, literally "gold brocade") is a Japanese porcelain style where gold is applied on the surface and there are a number of variations. It originated from China during the Jiajing (1521–1566) and Wanli (1573–1620) periods of the Ming dynasty. [1] [2] [3]
In the late Edo period, Arita ware, Imari ware, Kotō ware, [4] Kutani ware, Kyō ware and Satsuma ware had pieces in this style. [5] [6] Imari pieces in kinrande style were particularly popular in Baroque era Europe. King Augustus II the Strong of Poland amongst the foremost collectors. [7]
Typically, gold was added to Chinese wucai (五彩) palette, called gosai in Japanese, which had a white base with red, green, and yellow motifs. Other types of kinrande include: [8]
One of the artists specialising in kinrande was Jiro Ono (小野次郎, Ono Jiro) (1953–2010), the second son of Hakuko Ono (小野珀子, Ono Hakuko), herself a renowned artist of yūri-kinsai. [9] [10] [11]
Media related to Kinrande at Wikimedia Commons