Kutani porcelain was made in Japan after the mid-seventeenth century. Most of the pieces found today are nineteenth-century. Collectors often use the term Kutani to refer to just the later, colorful pieces decorated with red, gold, and black pictures of warriors, animals, and birds. Collectors are often confused because the word Kutani has been used to describe other nineteenth-century porcelains, earthenwares, and stonewares—all of which may or may not be marked with the Japanese characters for "Kutani."
