Vintage Midcentury Kutani Handleless Tea Cups - Handpainted Japanese Pottery - Set of 4 1896 - Lots of pretty crazing

- Lots of pretty crazing lines

and mix and match pieces for a sunny kitchen collection that was both cheerful and bright

purpose and movement

The rust mark does not bleed through to the front

Vintage Midcentury Kutani Handleless Tea Cups - Handpainted Japanese Pottery - Set of 4 1896 - Lots of pretty crazingIn the intimate setting of the tea room, a space often surrounded by a garden, participants in the traditional tea ceremony temporarily withdraw from the mundane world (from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's description of a traditional tea ceremony) {HISTORY} Handpainted in the mid 20th century, this set of four Japanese cups was made in the Kutani region of Japan and tells the story of a style of artistry originally made famous in the 1600's. Because