Vintage Blue Swirled Moriage Dragonware-dinner set
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This is a Blue Swirled Moriage Dragon-ware pattern which is hand made and painted. The dragon has piercing green eyes on each piece and it looks three dimensional. It has vivid reds, browns,blues, and gold trims. This set is in excellent condition, no chips or cracks. The set includes a large serving platter that is 12 3/4"long x 10 1/2" wide,1-11"long x 8"wide x 2 1/2"deep vegetable bowel, 6-10 1/4"diameter dinner plates, 6-7 1/2"diameter cereal/salad bowls, 5-5 1/4"diameter dessert bowls, 1-4 3/4"tall sugar bowl w/lid7, 1-4"tall creamer, and 2-2 1/4"tall demitasse cups w/lithophanes in the bottoms. "Kutani China" stamped on the backs of the items. A beautiful, unusual set for any collection. A great addition for the Dragon-ware collector Circa. 1952. History and Methods of Moriageware: China was known by the generic name of Paris and Old Paris was made in several Parisian factories during the 18th and 19th centuries. The items made of Paris (porcelain, yet called China or Paris) were decorated with floral bouquets and raised banding or wet slipware applications. Japanese ceramic wares called moriage were pieces decorated with applied slipwork designs " Dragonware is the term used to describe porcelain items with a raised decoration which depicts an oriental dragon. These items were produced in Japan from the end of the 1800's
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