(17) Japanese Hand Painted Kutani Black and Gold Porcelain Tea Set. Japanese porcelain coffee set featuring a matte charcoal or black finish adorned with delicate gold-gilt landscape scenes depicting Mount Fuji and traditional architecture. The set is a comprehensive service for six, including a tall coffee pot, a lidded sugar bowl, a creamer, and six matching cups with saucers, all unified by a consistent geometric gold border along the rims.

Size: 7 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.

Kutani porcelain is a distinctive Japanese ceramic tradition originating in the Kutani region of Ishikawa Prefecture in the mid-17th century, renowned for its bold use of overglaze enamels and dramatic decorative style. Characterized by a rich palette—often deep greens, yellows, reds, blues, and purples—and dense, expressive painting, Kutani wares feature landscapes, florals, mythological scenes, and geometric patterns that emphasize surface richness over translucence. After a revival in the 19th century, Kutani porcelain became widely exported, admired for its vibrant color, graphic power, and uniquely Japanese approach to ornamentation.

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