Authentic Vtg Set #8 Tienshan RICE GRAIN EYES Cup & Saucer Chinese Porcelain A+

Description

Orig and authentic vintage Tienshan "rice grain eyes".  These are the tiny round dots easiest to see from the exterior of the piece (eg Picture 7)--hold to light and they are very translucent.  Saucers are 5.5"w and round up to about 1". Cups have a rice flower pattern geo border, approx 4"w at top, and hold a standard teacup 5oz capacity.
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his set of 4 cups and 4 saucers has no chip, break, fleck, fleabite, scratch, mark, crack, craze. They are very old, so their condition is almost surprising.  They carry a good story to tell over tea.  Excellent vintage condition.  All pieces repolished before shipping.
8 pieces shipped in double-walled cardboard box heavily packed--FRAGILE!
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* Prized for its unique beauty in blue and white shades, the name "Rice Bowl Eyes" came from old Chinese lore that putting a piece of rice on the prefired cup would bring about the translucent spots.
Tienshan Fine China
commercialized this design by creating partial holes to fill with clear glaze before firing.  These translucent spots stand out and make the pieces partly see-through and appear speckle
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