Nippon Hand-Painted Celery Dish & Six Matching Salt Dishes, Antique — Raised Gold Moriage, Cherry Blossom Motif
An antique Nippon serving set featuring elaborate raised gold moriage work — heavy beaded gilt scrollwork and cherry blossom medallions in dimensional relief, a more labor-intensive decorating technique than simple painted florals. Cream-white porcelain with a soft butter-yellow ground and pierced celery-dish handles. Each piece carries the "Hand Painted Nippon" wreath mark, consistent with early 20th-century Japanese export porcelain.
Condition — please note before purchasing: A minor chip is present on one corner of the celery dish, and some of the small salt dishes show light staining consistent with age. Please review all photos carefully; this set is sold as-is with these disclosed flaws.