Vintage Arita Ware Yaki Japan Yunomi Teacup Pair Nishimine Hand Painted Floral

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View Vintage Arita Ware Yaki Japan Yunomi Teacup Pair Nishimine Hand Painted Floral with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. This mark is recorded as a Showa-period Arita/Imari signature. Signed on the foot in underglaze blue: 有田 / 西峰 / 作 — Arita, made by. Hand wash. These are hand painted, not transfer decorated. painted in the Imari palette — underglaze cobalt ground with white reserved. Vintage Japanese Arita ware (有田焼) teacups, sold as a matched pair. Handpainted in the Imari palette — underglaze cobalt ground with white reservedpanels of camellia in orange, purple and yellow, green leaves, and gildedroundels. The interiors are finished in a soft celadon glaze.Signed on the foot in underglaze blue: 有田 / 西峰 / 作 — Arita, made byNishimine. This mark is recorded as a Showa-period Arita/Imari signature.Showa spans 1926–1989; I'd place these toward the later end based oncondition, but I'm selling them as vintage rather than assigning a decade.These are hand painted, not transfer decorated. Compare the two cups in thephotos — the flower shapes, the stamen strokes, and the placement of the finered grass lines differ between them. That variation is the brush.MEASUREMENTSHeight: approx 2.25"Rim diameter: approx 2.75"Capacity: 140mlCONDITIONNo chips, no cracks, no repairs. Gilding is intact with no rubbing. Colors arestrong and unfaded. Please review all photos, which are of the actual cupsyou'll receive.Hand wash. The gold and overglaze enamels are not dishwasher safe. Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Cultures & Ethnicities › Asian › 1900-Now › Japanese › Teapots & Tea Sets.

Culture

Japanese

Country of Origin

Japan