Vintage Midcentury Kutani Handleless Tea Cups - Handpainted Japanese Pottery - Set of 4 california cuisine these four restaurant dishes were

these four restaurant dishes were intended to satisfy appetites that called for a small cup of soup rather than a large bowl of soup

" inches (width) x 8

- A thin platinum stripe runs around the edge of the rim

The marble base is smooth to the touch

This cookbook is in great vintage shape

Vintage Midcentury Kutani Handleless Tea Cups - Handpainted Japanese Pottery - Set of 4 california cuisine these four restaurant dishes wereIn 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this set of four Japanese cups was made in the Kutani region of Japan and tells the story of a style of artistry originally made famous in the 1600's. Because