Description
This is handpainted. The pictures show 5 seperate Japanese people all with differant writing. A dark burnt red encircles the upper and lower parts of the pot. There is gold painted in various areas. It comes with 5 identical cups with lids but 1 lid is missing. I'm assuming it was a set of 6 and there is an additional cup and lid missing as well.
Re: japanese teaset
based on your images and the marking, your set is very modern, it's unlikely it predates the 1960's. Sets like this often sell for under $50.00.