April 12, 2024
38 pc's - 6 pc. place setting for 6 BLUE WILLOW JAPAN
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38 PIECES OF VINTAGE BLUE WILLOW CHINA 6 - 9" DINNER PLATES 7 - 6" BREAD/SALAD PLATES 8 - 7 1/2" SOUP PLATES 6 - 5 3/4" SAUCE/BERRY BOWLS 5 - 2 1/2" CUPS 6 - 5 1/2" SAUCERS A COMPLET SET FOR 6 (ONLY MISSING 1 CUP) PLUS SOME EXTRA PIECES. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS T IS SOME CRAZING These are the classic blue willow with the elements that make up blue willow, i.e.: two birds, bridge with 3 figures, house, fence, boat. THEY ARE MARKED JAPAN ON THE BACK. "THE STORY OF THE BLUE WILLOW CHINA" Long ago, in the days when China was ruled by emperors, a Chinese manderin, Tso Ling, lived in the magnificent pagoda under the branches of the apple tree on the right of the bridge, over which droops the famous willow tree, and in front of which is seen the graceful lines of the fence. Tso Ling was the father of a beautiful girl, Kwang-se, who was the promised bride of an old but wealthy merchant. The girl, however, fell in love with Chang, her fatherÂ's clerk. The lovers eloped across the sea to the cottage on the island. The mandarin pursued and caught the lovers and was about to have them killed when the gods transformed them into a pair of turtle doves. These are seen gazing into each otherÂ's eyes at the top of the design. A lengthy and old Staffordshire poem of the pattern concludes with the verse: "In the oft quoted plate two birds are perceived,
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