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Dragon Tea Cup & Saucer

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16 years ago
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Description On the outside of the tea cup is a Raised Dragon that wraps around the cup with gold accents & gold handle. On the bottom inside the tea cup is a raised picture of an oriental ladies head. The saucer has the same Dragon with gold accents. On the bottom of the saucer is a stamped made in Japan & a paper sticker Japan.
Category China
Medium China
Condition Good
Size and dimensions of this item Cup 3 1/2" L 2 1/4" H Saucer 5 1/2" L
History My Grandmother has had this in here collection for many many years.
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Submitted by Anonymous

I just lost my cup and saucer which my mother left me, when a bear broke into my house last Saturday. . It was just like this one, only darker.  It originally belonged to very dear friends of my mother's, and they were in their late 90s.   I need to know how much it was worth.  It has completely disappeared, and I need to know for insurance purposes.  Can anyone help me with an appraisal? 

that kind of porcelain is called moriage, it is commonly called dragonware, the picture in the bottom is a lithopane,   usually geishas  , two different nudes that i know of. that cup and saucer on ebay  would bring between fifteen and thirtyfive dollars. i would put its value at least thirty five dollars.  i have seen the nudes bring as much as 120.00 at live auction.  some of them are nippon , most are from the forties and fiffties i believe though it is still being made today.

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