Category
Ceramics and Porcelains
Medium
porcelain
Distinguishing marks
"Hand painted KUTANI" on bottom of pitcher
Date Period
mid 1900's
Size and dimensions of this item
pitcher is 6" tall
Weight
unknown
Long Description
Pitcher and cups have a blue wavey background with fire breathing dragon. Small bird on top is gold. Each of the 5 cups has a lithopane on the bottom, two different women. I assume one cup has been lost or broken. Cups are of the same blue with dragon.
History
Recently purchased at a church auction for $5
eBay Auction Link
Price Paid (If known)
original price unknown
For Sale?
No
Dragonware was a mass
Dragonware was a mass produced "Made for Export" item, made from the turn of the 19th Century until after World War Two. Values for it remain quite modest, currrently the saki sets sell for less than $60.00.
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Re: Kutani blue dragonware saki set