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Japanese Kutani Tea Set Teapot & 5 Lidded Cups Box Ao Chibu Vintage Porcelain:
$199.99
This is an authentic, bench-made Japanese Kutani 6-piece full tea service consisting of a side-handled teapot and five matching lidded teacups. The set features uniformly hand-stippled blue-green enamel dots. There is also beautiful hand-painted floral scrollwork along using genuine gold (Kinsai) enamel.The teapot spoutfeatures a distinctive scalloped shape, a deliberate design style favored by tea purists to ensure a rapid, uniform pour over high-quality green/black tea leaves.The underside of each piece features an iron-red square seal hallmark reading 九谷 (Kutani). The set is accompanied by its original cedar storage box complete with a tiny stamp on the lid seam. The interior utilizes the traditional artisan nesting layout to house four cups in lower cubbies, with the fifth cup and teapot securely positioned above.In beautiful vintage condition without chips, cracks, or repairs to the porcelain. The set shows some honest wear from use and age. There are some minor white spots where a few of the raised blue-green dots have flaked off over time, most noticeable along the rim of the teapot lid and a few on the cups. The large areas of gold enamel remain very bright and shiny. The original cedar box is structurally strong and clean, with some light staining/marks from old tape that was removed.Packed and shipped extra carefully and securely.
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