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Exceptional antique Japanese Nippon tea service featuring elegant hand-painted white swans among water lilies and lily pads on a dramatic black ground, finished with hand-applied gold gilt detailing.
Includes 9 pieces total:
• Covered teapot
• 4 teacups
• 4 matching saucers
The pieces bear the M-in-wreath / Hand Painted NIPPON mark associated with the Morimura Brothers export porcelain period, dating approximately to 1911–1921The tea pot and cups are stamped the plates are unmarked. No cracks or chips on the china some wear on the paint as shown in photos.Antique condition: Please examine all photographs carefully. Some age-related wear to the gilt and painted decoration is present, consistent with an approximately 100+ year-old porcelain service.Antique Nippon, Nippon porcelain, Morimura Brothers, M in wreath, Hand Painted Nippon, Japanese porcelain, antique Japanese tea set, Nippon tea set, swan tea set, swan porcelain, water lily china, black porcelain, black and gold china, hand painted china, antique teapot, antique teacups, antique saucers, 1910s, 1920s, Edwardian, Art Nouveau, collectible porcelain, antique china