Antique Japanese Meiji Period Kyoto Hand Painted Shimazu
Beautiful antique ong>Japaneseong> ong>Meijiong> Period (c. or earlier) Satsuma tea set from the Kyoto factory. Hong>andong> painted views of Geisha girls ong>andong> other people in a winter long>andong>scape. Decorated in tan, cream, lilac, black, grey ong>andong> white with gold gilding. ong>Markong>s on underside include the Shimazu family crest. Set comprised of: tea pot with dragon spout, milk jug ong>andong> sugar vessel (all three with lids topped by ball finials), plus six cups ong>andong> six saucers. Has been stored for many years in a cabinet so overall very good condition with no damage to the pottery or enamel or gilding - except for a small chip on the top of the dragon's mouth on the tea pot spout. This chip could easily be restored. However, from most angles the chip is not visible - so it should not be a problem if being used for display purposes only. Selling as now need the space. From a pet ong>andong> smoke free home. Buyer to collect, ong>andong> ideally cash on collection. No returns.