A General view
The export of Kutani wares has started around 1868, at the beginning of Meiji restoration. That was the period of opening of Japan on the outside world. Many entrepreneurs were trying to develop business by any means and export was certainly a good chance.
Of course export of Japanese ceramic had started much earlier. At first Chinese and Dutch merchants were buying mainly Imari ceramics in Japan for resale in Europe. We can also record that the East India company started0