Kutaniyaki by Mangetsu
ISHIKAWA CRAFTS, KUTANIYAKI POTTERY.
Vividly and thickly painted pottery originated in Ishikawa prefecture. Colors such as yellow, green, blue, purple are used. Design or the pattern drawn on its pottery is tend to be daring and novel.
Pretty sure walking on streets in Ishikawa prefecture, especially Kanazawa city, you would see Kutani pottery shops in almost every 2 corners.
Mangetsu, is one of them. 5 min walk from Kaga onsen station, fairly accessible. Makes and sales literally all kinds of Kutani potteries. Such as vase, plates, cups, incense burner, etc.
What I'd like to tell you about isn't those.
All skull series comes with a wooden box. Nice to carry back home.
Skull mokubei sho, (スカル木米 小)
Price: ¥10,260
Size: 8x11x8cm
Slightly smaller than actual skull.
Skull Shirochibu sho, (スカル白粒 小)
Price: ¥19,440
Size: 8x11x8cm
Big size skull series's jaw is removable.
Like the small size skull products, comes in a box. Only better quality.
Skull Gokujohanadume dai, (スカル極上花詰 大)
Price: ¥108,000
Size: 13.5x22x15.5cm
Kabutomushi Kinsaikomon, (カブトムシ 金彩小紋)
Price: ¥194,400
Size: 5x10x3.5cm
Kabutomushi (カブトムシ in Japanese), beetle is made as Kutaniyaki.
Kabutomushi Yoshitayakomon, (カブトムシ 吉田屋小紋)
Price: ¥162,000
Size: 5x10x3.5cm
There's more.
Kutaniyaki USB memory aochibu, (九谷焼USBメモリー 青粒)
Price: ¥20,160
Size: 2.2x5.9x1.1cm
16GB storage. Fusing electrical equipment and pottery is truly a hardship of developers.
Kutaniyaki USB memory konjizakura, (九谷焼USBメモリー 紺地桜)
Price: ¥10,800
Size: 2.2x5.9x1.1cm
16GB.
Like I said, these unique Kutani potteries are not the only things you can buy there. Pottery made by living national treasure (人間国宝), casual potteries such as vase, plate, cup, incense burner, tea set, are also available.
Plus, access to the store is 5 to 10 min walk from Kaga onsen station.
Hope you'll enjoy.
Where to buy: "Mangetsu"
Address: 95-2, Nakadaimachi, Kaga city, Ishikawa
Open hours: 10:00 to 17:00
Kutani Mangetsu official site.
