A MAGNIFICENT HAND MADE AND PAINTED JAPANESE TRANSLUCENT PORCELAIN TEA SET WITH A SAMURAI THEME
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THIS MAGNIFICENT HAND PAINTED JAPANESE TRANSLUCENT PORCELAIN SET OF FOUR TEA CUPS AND SAUCERS, A LIDDED TEA POT, A LIDDED SUGAR BOWL AND A MILK JUG WITH EACH PIECE INDIVIDUALLY HANDMADE AND INDIVIDUALLY HAND PAINTED BY A MASTER POTTERY CRAFTSMAN HAS A SAMARAI THEM AND IS PAINTED IN AUTUMN COLOURS. NO TWO PIECES ARE IDENTICAL INCLUDING THE SIZE OF THE PIECES AS WELL AS THE ARTWORK. THE MASTER POTTER MAKES USE A BASIC MOULD TO GET THE GENERAL SHAPE OF THE PIECES, AFTER WHICH HE THEN FORMS, BAKES AND HAND PAINTS THE THEMES ONTO THE PORCELAIN. TRANSLUCENT PORCELAIN IS ONE OF THE RAREST TYPES OF PORCELAIN AND ONLY TRUE CRAFTSMAN ATTEMPT TO MAKE IT. THE SET IS ROUGHLY ABOUT THE SIZE OF A DEMITASSE COFFEE SET, BUT IS SPECIFIC TO DRINKING ORIENTAL TEAS. THE TEAPOT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND THERE ARE A SERIES OF TINY CHIPS ON THE PIECES. THE ONE SAUCER HAS A SMALL CHIP. THERE IS A MANUFACTURE CREASE IN THE BOTTOM OF ONE CUP. PLEASE VIEW THE PICS CAREFULLY TO GET AN IDEA OF THE CONDITION AND REPAIRS ETC.
PLEASE VIEW THE PICS VERY CAREFULLY FOR MORE DETAILS AND THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE ITEM, AS THE PICTURES FORM PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. VINTAGE PIECES DO HAVE WEAR AND TEAR, THEY ARE NOT NEW. EVERY CARE IS TAKEN TO FULLY DESCRIBE THE ITEM TO YOU.