Antique KUTANI MEIJI Shoza Geisha Red Gold Porcelain Decor TEACUP & SAUCER SET

Antique KUTANI MEIJI Shoza Geisha Red Gold Porcelain Decor TEACUP & SAUCER SET

• Set includes the teacup & saucer, as shown in photos

• Eggshell porcelain

   - Thin, translucent

• Mold formed, hand tooled

• Round cup, with applied handle, & foot ring

• Round saucer, with foot ring

• Hand painted, glazed, decorated

• Features Geisha scene, Pagoda & landscape, with soft pink floral blossoms & green foliage background

• Iron red scroll & gold trim, accents

• Hand painted gold Japanese characters on red glaze mark on base:

   - " Kutani: 九谷 "

~~ ADDITIONAL INFO ~~

Kutani ware is one of the major styles of Japanese ceramics, acquiring it's name from the village where the original kiln was built. 

Originating in Ishikawa prefecture, the name translates as Nine Valleys, with it's history going back to the mid 17th century. 

Kutani ware production was most prolific at the end of the 19th century and into the 20th century following the opening up of Japan to western trade. 

Kutani is a region, not a specific factory, and there were many different workshops using the Kutani mark.

Original Kutani ceramics, now referred to as Ko-Kutani, are very different from the 19th century export examples, which are most well known today.

In a style known as Shoza, it is typically made from porcelain, rather than earthenware, with iron red and black line work often dominating the color palette.

MEASUREMENTS

• Total weight of all items: 7 oz

~~ Teacup ~~

• Capacity: 8 fl oz

• 4" diameter

• 5" wide

• 2" tall

~~ Saucer ~~

• 5½" diameter

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CONDITION DETAILS

• EXCELLENT, LIKE NEW, previously owned condition

• Minor age-related wear

• No chips, cracks, crazing, or other damage noted

** See photos for additional condition details