On my tour, I visited the Kutaniyami Art Museum, where there was a wonderful display of Kutani porcelain. Kanazawa started producing porcelain in the 17th Century, having learned the craft from craftsmen in Kyoto. The five main glazes used are red (antimony), yellow (rouge), green (copper oxide), blue (cobalt oxide) and purple (manganese oxide). Later on gold was also used.
Here are some of the pottery pieces on show: