FROM TOKUGAWA TO MEIJI RESTORATION
Even though it is not the purpose of this site to relate in detail the history of Japan, I think that in order to better understand how Kutani wares developed and what happened with the different kilns from the origin up to now one should consider what politically and socially happened during the last 350 years firstly generally speaking in Japan and then more particularly in the area of Ishikawa Prefecture.
The Momoyama period
Momoyama period (1574 -0