Kutani

Kutani
/kooh tah"nee/, n.
Japanese porcelain made in Kaga province in the late 17th century, often with both underglaze and overglaze enamel decoration; imitated in the 19th century.
[after Kutani, a town in Ishikawa prefecture where it was made]

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