Four Sets of Fukagawa (Arita, Japan) Hand-Painted Porcelain Cups and Saucers, Decorated With orders Images of 16th/17th Century European Gentlemen

Here are four unique sets of porcelain cups and saucers that were made by the Fukagawa Porcelain Company, in Arita, Japan. They have white backgrounds that are decorated with hand-painted (primarily in red, black, lilac, and green colors) whimsical images of European gentlemen. The gentlemen are dressed in very fancy 16th or 17th Century attire and are wearing wigs/hair styles that were popular during those time periods. Each cup has a blue handle and three different images. Each saucer has a ruffled edge and also has three different images. The saucers do not have round depressions in their centers (to hold tea/coffee cups), but they are "curved upward" at the edges, to insure that the cups are held secure in the saucers. On its underside, each item has a Fukagawa mark that includes images of Mt. Fuji and a stream, which the company began using on its porcelain around the beginning of the 20th Century.

Members of the Japanese Fukagawa family were involved in the pottery-making business as early as 1689. In 1894, the modern Fukagawa Porcelain company was founded by Chuji Fukagawa, in Arita, Japan. This company made high-quality porcelain and exported it to Europe and the United States. It also won awards for its products, at fairs around the world. In 1910, it was appointed as the official purveyor for the Japanese Imperial Household. Today, both old and new Fukagawa porcelain is highly collection

Each cup is about 2 5/8 inches high and has a diameter of 3 3/8 inches. It is about 4 1/2 inches wide, including the handle. Each saucer has a diameter of about 5 orders 1/2 inches.

The cups and saucers are in very good condition, with no chips, cracks, or paint loss.

RETURNS AND REFUNDS

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