When I first looked at the work of Yasokichi Tokuda III (b. 1933) I had to put on a pair of sunglasses -- I was almost blinded by the intensity of his kaleidoscopic Kutani porcelain.

Kutani porcelain ware, which has its origins in Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan, is a craft with a history of nearly four centuries. In recent years, we’ve seen makers of the traditional ware ...

This is a Kutani Sometsuke glazed porcelain scholar figure, likely made in Japan in the last quarter of the 20th century. "Kutani" means Nine Valleys and is the name of an area in the Ishikawa ...