Peacock Bird and Flower Leaf

Japanese porcelain cup and saucer featuring an Indian Peafowl or a mystical bird inspired by Japanese Ho-o or Chinese phoenix, embellished with gold rimmed floral leaf pattern.
There is another hidden feature in the cup. When you hold the cup up to the light to take the last sip of coffee, you will find a lovely geisha lady smiling in the bottom of cup.

• Size:
  Cup measures 3 3/8" (8.5 cm) across rim x 1 3/4" (4.5 cm) High
  Saucer measures 5 1/4" (13 cm) diameter.
  Capacity: 160 cc (5.4 oz) brimful.
  Please keepin mind that the cup may probably be smaller than you expect.  The handle is too small for most men to put in the index finger.
• Condition: New in box
• Stand is not included.
• Saucer is marked on the bottom with manufacturer's name "MARUKO", "MADE IN JAPAN, 謹製" (pronounced 'Kinsei', literally "reverently made")

Click HERE to see more Geisha cup and saucers, and Geisha tea sets as well. They are all brand-new.
In the mid 1900's, a large quantity of Geisha porcelain cup and saucers were exported from Japan mainly to Europe and Australia. Even though drastically decreased in quantity, they are still being made in small factories. Accordingly, they are getting to be very scarce now. Even if you can find some available on the market, most often they are rather vintage. So please don't miss this new Geisha tea cup and saucer set.