Tea Cup

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Kyoto (made)

Tea cup, glazed all over except for the foot and the rim. The rim is finished in a dull gold-coloured material.
Decoration: Net design overall

[Box: Inscribed wood box (in Japanese) 'Net pattern tea set made by Zuiko of Kyoto'.]

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Categories	Ceramics Porcelain Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares Drinking
Object type	Tea cup
Materials and techniques	Porcelain painted in underglaze blue with gilding. Porcelain Cobalt Oxide Painted Gilding Glazed
Brief description	Tea cup, from a tea set of a pot and five cups, porcelain painted in underglaze blue with gilding; Japan (Kyoto), about 1979
Physical description	Tea cup, glazed all over except for the foot and the rim. The rim is finished in a dull gold-coloured material. Decoration: Net design overall [Box: Inscribed wood box (in Japanese) 'Net pattern tea set made by Zuiko of Kyoto'.]
Dimensions	Height: 4.8cm Width: 8.5cm
Styles	Showa Blue and White (Asia)
Marks and inscriptions	Mark 'Zuiko' in undergalze blue on base
Gallery label	Teapot and two cups Porcelain with decoration in underglaze blue Kyoto, Zuikô ware JAPANESE; c.1979 FE.69 to c-1981(as at 2005)
Object history	From a tea set of a teapot and five cups, FE.69 to F-1981.
Production	Factory: Kiyomizu ?
Bibliographic reference	Japan Style handlist F26.
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	FE.69C-1981

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Record created	February 12, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O23131/tea-cup-unknown/

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