Vintage Midcentury Kutani Handleless Tea Cups - Handpainted Japanese Pottery - Set of 4 california cuisine The marble base is smooth

The marble base is smooth to the touch

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Vintage Midcentury Kutani Handleless Tea Cups - Handpainted Japanese Pottery - Set of 4 california cuisine The marble base is smoothIn the intimate setting of the tea room, a space often surrounded by a garden, participants in the traditional tea ceremony temporarily withdraw from the mundane world (from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's description of a traditional tea ceremony) {HISTORY} Handpainted in the mid 20th century, this set of four Japanese cups was made in the Kutani region of Japan and tells the story of a style of artistry originally made famous in the 1600's. Because