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Japanese tea set

10 years ago

Could someone please tell me more about this tea set I was given it by a friend few years ago she was 99 then and she known it all her life all marks from the bottom have been scratched out of the China she did not know why I have 6 cups, 6 saucers, 6 tea plates, 2 sandwich plates, milk jug, finger bowl or sugar bowl

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  • 10 years ago

    Photos of the set and the bottoms would help


  • 10 years ago

    Cannot get photos on

  • 10 years ago

    Save your photos on your computer or a file sharing site, then click the camera icon, find the photo on your computer and click open.

  • 10 years ago

    How do I do that my photos are in my photo library on my I phone

  • 10 years ago

    Do you have a computer? Or are you trying to do all things on a phone?
    you need an app to connect to Houzz on your phone...

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  • 10 years ago

    Here's one photo of sandwich plate

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  • 10 years ago

    Here are some photos of the tea set any information really appreciated

  • 10 years ago

    Do you have any close ups? Also photos of any markings of the base (or lack of) are helpful.

  • 10 years ago


    Bump

  • 10 years ago

    You can just see on some that it was a blue mark

  • 10 years ago

    Any help at all in telling me how old and what you think it's worth I was told the finger bowl or sugar bowl was worth £80 on its own

  • 10 years ago

    Hi anyone else know more about it what it worth no chips or cracks or ware on paintings

  • 10 years ago

    Hi everyone one can anyone tell me any more about this tea set please

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  • 10 years ago

    Did you Google "Satsuma tea set" Did you Google "geisha ware tea set"? Did you search on the Gothenberg Japanse porcelain site?

  • 10 years ago

    Hi there yes cannot find any thing like this at all thank you

  • 10 years ago

    It is a lovely set. I am sorry that I cannot help with your questions.

  • 10 years ago

    Here's a start....you take it from here.
    http://www.amazon.com/Vintage-Geisha-Girl-Luncheon-Japan/dp/B002EQQZRA

    There are several traditional patterns in 20th century Japanese tea sets...Geisha girl, 1000 faces, Dragon etc...the 3 geisha pattern is one. Some are edged in gold, some in various other colors but the scene is the same.

  • 10 years ago

    Thank you still no joy with what it is yet

  • 10 years ago

    It is really beautiful set , but have no experience, is is hand painted? ?

  • 10 years ago

    Hi yes been told it's hand painted and gold leaf on it that's as far as I have got x

  • 10 years ago

    That is very good, is anyone knows how to recognize the China paintings hand painted or not??

  • 10 years ago

    Not found out anymore about it only that it's hand painted and gold leaf if you know anymore I know the lady that give me it was 99 and she had known it all her life

  • 10 years ago

    What country are you in? What country did the lady who gave it to you live in? Where did she get it? is there a lithophane in the bottom of the cup?
    It is very typical of the Satsuma ware that was made between 1885 and 1920, one of the many varations of the Geisha pattern.
    Because there is no mark on the bottom, I would assume that it was imported as a souvenir, carried home by hand or was imported into a country other than the US.
    You have a Satsuma type Japanese porcelain tea set from about 1900. There were hundreds of potteries during that time making very similar ware for the export market and I can't tell you just which one made your tea set.
    But it also could be Kutani...same period and often used the decorating style of the Satsuma ware.

  • 10 years ago

    Hi there I live in England and so did the lady that gave it to me , I have no idea where she got it from but she remembered it when she was a little girl and like I said all marks on the bottom have been scratched out of the China but she was a week of being 100 when she give me it thanks for all your help have you any idea on what it's worth there is no lithophane in the bottom x

  • 10 years ago

    No idea of the market in England....but in the US you would expect someone to pay about $100 for it.


  • 10 years ago

    Thank you for that it's all in perfect condition no chips or cracks at all

  • 10 years ago

    and by the way, the finger bowl would be a slop bowl, and you are missing the tea pot. the fact that it has a creamer and sugar bowl indicated it was made for export. I don't know what the laws for marking imported wares are or were in England, but you might research that.

    Peter Holgate thanked lindac92
  • 10 years ago

    Thanks for all the information it's been a great help

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