Vintage 1920s Japanese Eggshell Porcelain Tea Cup & Saucer Wise Men sequin tube top You can see the missing

You can see the missing stone in the last photo shown

an importer

both typical of Victorian/Edwardian style

It has a rosette decoration at the left dropped waist and the hemline is finished in points

The lack of bilingual text on a Canadian label definitely dates this prior to 1973

Vintage 1920s Japanese Eggshell Porcelain Tea Cup & Saucer Wise Men sequin tube top You can see the missingThis is a lovely old cup and saucer set made in Japan. The porcelain is eggshell like translucent and somewhat brittle. The cup is hand decorated with Japanese elders or wise men and finished in green. There are a few tiny defects a tiny edge chip to the saucer, wear to the mans face at the left on the saucer and a short tight hairline to the cup, all quite minor (see photos). Damage is to be expected on these cup sets due to the fragility of the