1920s JAPANESE KUTANI, MEIJI ERA ..MORIAGE DEMITASSE SET WITH EGG SHELL PORCELAIN
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ANTIQUE JAPANESE DEMITASSE
SHIPPING AND HANDLING R95.00
ANTIQUE 1900s era, JAPANESE KUTANI, DEMITASSE COFFEE SET, COFFEE POT WITH LID, HEIGHT 19cm, MILK JUG WITH LID HEIGHT 8cm, SUGAR BOWL WITH LID HEIGHT 10cm. SAUCERS DIA 9.7cm, THE CUPS ARE SUPER FRAGILE, EGGSHELL PORCELAIN.... HEIGHT 5cm, DIA 5cm. THE PORCELAIN SET HAS AN ALL OVER PATTERN OF TINY FLOWERS CREATED WITH WHITE MORAIGE WORK, ONTO A BACKGROUND OF GOLD, EACH FLOWER CENTRE IS GOLD AND EACH PETAL HAS GOLD HIGHLIGHTS, THE FLOWER LEAVES ARE HAND PAINTED GOLD. THE RIMS HAVE A BAND OF RICH RED ENAMEL WHICH WAS OVER PAINTED WITH GOLD DETAIL. SILVER OR GOLD WORK OVER A RED ENAMEL BACKGROUND IS TYPICAL FOR MEIJI ( 1868-1912 ) THE GOLD ON THE HANDLES AND SPOUTS HAVE AN IRIDESCENT EFFECT..... I HAVE ADDED CLOSE UP PICTURES SO THAT YOU CAN APPRECIATE JUST HOW MUCH TIME AND EFFORT WENT INTO DECORATING THIS BEAUTIFUL SET.
THE TERM MORIAGE REFERS TO RAISED SLIP DECORATIONS APPLIED TO A PIECE OF POTTERY, SLIP IS A THICK LIQUID CLAY FROM WHICH POTTERY OR PORCELAIN IS MADE, THIS SLIP IS APPLIED BY HAND IN LAYERS, CALLED SLIP TRAILING, SIMILAR TO FROSTING A CAKE.
THE ITEMS BELOW ARE LISTED ON FAERIE BEJEWELED, THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS AUCTION.
