Dragon Tea Cup & Saucer

By nunogrl, 13 August, 2009
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.
eBay Auction Link
For Sale?
No
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kathyBeh

15 years 10 months ago

This is called Dragonware. There are many sets on here if you do a search for it.

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I have one just like this. I am interested in knowing more about it if you know. Value and history! Thank you!

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Anonymous (not verified)

14 years 6 months ago

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? 

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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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