Japanese Moriage Dragon ware Geisha Cup & Saucer 9 Sets Start Price USD 390.00 Current Price USD 390.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, November 22, 2008 End Time Monday, December 22, 2008 Location coral springs, FL See more about 'Japanese Moriage Dragon ware Geisha Cup & Saucer 9 Sets' Description Vintage Japanese Moriage Dragon Ware Geisha Cup & Saucer set of 30 Pieces (9 sets)  Up for sale a beautiful set of 30 pieces (9 sets) Gold trimmed hand painted dragon ware.  Stunning impression of geisha in bottom of cup. See photo of image held up to the light. This Vintage Moriage Dragon Ware Tea Set with Lithophane Cups is absolutly gorgeous. The tea pot, creamer and sugar bowl all have ornate sculpted dragons on the sides, lids, handles and spouts.The main design pattern on all pieces feature a gilded dragon painted on the china. The plates and sides of the cups have raised dragon relief.Each of the tea cups are lithophane with the image of Geisha girls in the bottom. Please see photo, you can see the image in our photo , but when you hold the cup in the light you can see a more detailed image. This set does show minimal ware, mostly rubbing around the  edges of the gold trim, but for its age it is in" EXCELLENT CONDITION ". This 30 piece set includes: ·       Lidded teapot 7” tall, 9” across spout to handle ·       Lidded Sugar bowl 5 ½” tall, 7” across handle to handle ·       Lidded creamer 5 ½” tall, 7” across spout to handle ·       9 desert plates 7 ¼” diameter ·       9 saucers 5 ½” diameter ·       9 tea cups CONDITION:- Excellent condition considering age.- There are no chips, cracks, chipss, flakes or breaks.- Shows no significant scuffing or scratches.(for its age)- No stains or discolorations. Lithophane was first invented in the 1800s’. Using the different thickness of the translucent bisque porcelain produces this remarkable three-dimensional image. The artist first carves the image into beeswax. The translucency of the wax allows the artist to see the result of this work. A plaster casting is taken from the wax mold then a fine porcelain paste is pressed into this mold. Lithophane coffee cups like this one were produced during the later 1940's through 1950's in Japan   ************************************************************************************************ Winning bidder must pay within 2 days from end of auction. Winning bidder can pay by Paypal only. Insurance will be calculated based on auction final price. USPS DOMESTIC INSURANCE RATES Fee . . . . . . . . . . Insurance Coverage$1.70 ................ $0.01 to $50$2.15 ................ $50.01 to $100$2. 60 ................ $100.01 to $200$4.60 ................ $200.01 to $300$5.55 ................ $300.01 to $400$6.50 ................ $400.01 to $500$7.45 ................ $500.01 to $600$7.45 plus $0.95 per $100 or fraction thereof over $600 to $5,000. All sales are FINAL and items are sold AS IS! We will not be responsible for damage to uninsured shipments Once you purchase your item there are no returns unless the item was misrepresented as to condition.  Please contact me within 24 hours of receiving the item if there is a problem. There are no returns because you don’t like it or it wasn’t what you thought it was or it really doesn’t look like the one your grandmother had now that you see it up close, or because it doesn’t fit  We are extremely proud of our Positive Feedback recordand we hope you will add to it. We will immediately posta responsive Positive when we receive yours.     Place a Bid!