Kinrande Explained

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]

• multi-colored motifs and gold on a white base (赤絵金襴手 akae kinrande)
• red base, multi-colored motifs and gold (赤地金襴手 akaji kinrande)
• green base (緑地金襴手 ryokuji kinrande)
• yellow base (黄地金襴手 ouji kinrande)
• celadon base (白地金襴手 hakuji kinrande)
• emerald base (瑠璃地金襴手 ruriji kinrande)
• blue-and-white base (染付金襴手 sometsuke kinrande)
• tricolour base (三彩金襴手 sancai kinrande)

One of the artists specialising in kinrande was (1953–2010), the second son of, herself a renowned artist of yūri-kinsai.^{[9] [10] [11]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: JAANUS / Kinrande 金襴手.
2. Web site: GLOSSARY: Kinrande (Jp.).
3. Web site: Imari: Japanese Porcelain for European Palaces | Works from the exhibition | Exhibitions | Suntory Museum of Art.
4. Web site: 江戸時代｜コレクション｜愛知県陶磁美術館 公式サイト.
5. Web site: JAANUS / Kinrande 金襴手.
6. Web site: GLOSSARY: Kinrande (Jp.).
7. Web site: Imari: Japanese Porcelain for European Palaces | Works from the exhibition | Exhibitions | Suntory Museum of Art.
8. Web site: JAANUS / Kinrande 金襴手.
9. Web site: Japan Pottery Net / Artist's profile | ONO, Jiro . 2018-01-25 . 2018-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012738/http://www.japanpotterynet.com/en/user_data/artist151.php . dead .
10. Web site: Japan Pottery Net / Kiln's profile | Kohakutogeisha . 2018-01-25 . 2018-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180126012920/http://www.japanpotterynet.com/en/user_data/kilns149.php . dead .
11. Web site: live. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/gRQ7yxf6V-M. 2021-12-05. KOHAKUTOGEISHA . YouTube.