Diameter: 25 x 4cm
This is a copy of the Kutani ware "Haha Tori" dish, which is in the National Museum in Tokyo and is designated as an important cultural property.
This is the first in a series of stamps of traditional craftsmanship that were produced about 50 years ago, and on February 19, 2009, the TV program "Nandemo Appraisal Dan" described the Hahadori dish as a Kutani masterpiece.
This is a copy of the Kutani ware "Haha Tori" dish, which is in the National Museum in Tokyo and is designated as an important cultural property.
This is the first in a series of stamps of traditional craftsmanship that were produced about 50 years ago, and on February 19, 2009, the TV program "Nandemo Appraisal Dan" described the Hahadori dish as a Kutani masterpiece.
This is a very gorgeous and beautiful dish, but it was not until the Meiji era that I found out that the Kutani-yaki design for this bird was based on a Chinese lacquerware tray with the same design. This is the first time I've seen a Kutani Yaki porcelain tray with the same design. The lacquerware tray can be seen in a private museum in Noto.
I have been asked what kind of bird the Haha bird is, and I thought it might be a fictional bird since it does not exist in Japan, but bird painter Atsuyuki Uemura wrote that he saw many of them at the Ganzan Temple in China.
This Kutani ware is an important cultural asset with a variety of stories behind it. It was painted by Yuzo Yamagishi, an artist selected for the Nitten and Traditional Craft Exhibition.
Pattern number:A8270