Satsuma/Edo Kiriko (Cut Glass)

Satsuma Kiriko (薩摩切子^?) cut glass was produced by the Satsuma clan from the final years of the Edo period to the beginning of the Meiji period (1868–1912). Today, a reproduction is manufactured.

Edo Kiriko features transparent and colorless glass, while Satsuma Kiriko is more delicate and features overlaid colored glass. The main feature is the deep color of the overlaid colored glass. Also, cutting the glass boldly gives a beautiful gradation of color.

From 1985 a glass factory, an artisan, and a researcher together succeeded in reproducing Satsuma Kiriko. In 1989 Satsuma glass industrial art, under the supervision and direct management of the Shimadzu Corporation, was certified^{[clarification needed]} as a traditional artifact of Kagoshima. At present, they produce both reproductions of the old-style Satsuma Kiriko and new designs and colors based on that style.

Satsuma Kiriko is made in Kagoshima Prefecture.