Kinrande
2=金襴手 is a Japanese porcelain style where gold is applied on the surface and there are a number of variations. It originated from China during the Jiajing and Wanli periods of the Ming dynasty.
In the late Edo period, Arita ware, Imari ware, Kotō ware, Kutani ware, Kyō ware and Satsuma ware had pieces in this style. Imari pieces in kinrande style were particularly popular in Baroque era Europe. King Augustus II the Strong of Poland amongst the foremost collectors.
Typically, gold was added to Chinese wucai palette, called gosai in Japanese, which had a white base with red, green, and yellow motifs. Other types of kinrande include:
- multi-colored motifs and gold on a white base
- red base, multi-colored motifs and gold
- green base
- yellow base
- celadon base
- emerald base
- blue-and-white base
- tricolour base