Yoshida Minori Kinrande Neji Hana-Karakusa Guinomi, Red, Paulownia Box

A kinrande sake cup from the Kinzan kiln of Yoshida Minori, painted with a twisting flower-arabesque in gold over red.

Yoshida Minori is the third head of the Kinzan kiln in Komatsu and was designated a Living National Treasure in 2001 for yuri-kinsai, the technique of sealing cut gold leaf beneath a clear glaze. The kiln is equally known for kinrande, the Kutani tradition of laying fine gold drawing over enamel grounds. Here the flower-arabesque (hana-karakusa) spirals around the cup in the auspicious neji (twisted) arrangement. Each piece is painted by hand, so colour and pattern vary slightly from cup to cup.

Details

• Artist: Yoshida Minori (吉田美統), Kinzan kiln, Kutani
• Decoration: kinrande twisted flower-arabesque (金襴手捻り花唐草), red
• Material: porcelain
• Size: approx. 6.5 cm diameter × 4.5 cm high
• Box: paulownia box with cord (桐箱紐通し)
• Condition: new

Watch: Yoshida Minori's yuri-kinsai technique

A digest of the Japan Kogei Association's training record of Living National Treasure Yoshida Minori demonstrating yuri-kinsai (gold under glaze). (Not this specific piece.)

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