Kinrande (金襴手 , literally "gold brocade") is a Japanese porcelain style where gold is applied on the surface. There are a number of various styles. It originated from China during the Jiajing (1577-1566) and Wanli (1573-1620) 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, amongst the foremost collectors being King Augustus II the Strong of Poland.
Typically, gold was added to Chinese wucai (五彩) porcelain, called gosai in Japanese, which had a white base with red, green and yellow motifs. Other types of kinrande include:
One of the artists specialising in it was Jiro Ono (小野次郎 Ono Jiro) (1953-2010), the second son of Hakuko Ono (小野珀子 Ono Hakuko), herself a renowned artist of yūri-kinsai.