Rare (1940s) Miniature Japanese Hand Painted Fine Eggshell Bone China Tea Set.
Consists of:
2 Tea Cups
2 Saucers
1 Teapot & Cover
1 Sugar bowl & Cover
1 Creamer
1 Tray
Lovely quality rare fine eggshell bone china miniature set as shown in 12 photographs attached. Please browse all 12 photographs for size, weight & condition. A marvellous handcrafted set.The quality is superb.
These are old pieces around 70 years in age. Some pieces have small non malignant hairline cracks which is are not noticeable unless you look for them. One saucer appears to have been cracked and well repaired. Please look at the last two picture carefully for details.
The whole set is on the tray is about 3”/7.5cm wide and just under 100g. Absolutely tiny.
These items were made just after the end of World War II and the Japanese refrained from marking them as “Made in Japan” and the word “Foreign” was usually used.