1 VINTAGE CHINA TEA CUP & SAUCER SET MARKED MADE IN JAPAN
HAND-PAINTED WITH GOLD ACCENTING
THE CUP ON THE SAUCER IS 2.25" TALL AT THE RIM, WHICH IS 2 2.5" IN DIAM. THE SAUCER IS 4.75" IN DIAM.
GENTLY PRE-OWNED...CLEAN, DAMAGE-FREE...SMALL FACTORY BLEMISH ON BOTTOM IF THE CUP... NOT A CRACK (SEE PICS)
MADE DURING 1947-1952, DURING THE AMERICAN OCCUPATION OF JAPAN, WHEN 50% OF ALL JAPANESE EXPORTS HAD TO BE MARKED "MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN".
SUPER CLEAN, WELL MAINTAINED TEA CUP/SAUCER...
RECENT COGGIN, IOWA ESTATE SALE FIND... (08/30/17) BE SURE TO CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR DOZENS OF MORE BEAUTIFUL, RARE TEA CUP SETS WE'LL BE LISTING, WHICH WE PURCHASED FROM THIS SALE