Five retailer beautiful vintage Japanese Arita ware porcelain cups made by Tetsuzan and matching kyusu (teapot)]

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I, and my brothers and sister, were born and raised in Japan during the 1950s and 1960s; our parents were missionaries. During that time we and our mother collected many unique Japanese antiques. My 95-year-old mother, who continued to collect antiques in Japan until my parents' retirement in 1989, is finally giving up some of her treasures.

This set of five vintage Japanese porcelain Arita ware teacups retailer is among her treasures. It is quite rare, signed Tetsuzan(哲山) and painted with a teal and red design. The Tetsuzan kiln was closed in the 1980s, so these cups predate the 1980s. These very lightly-used tea cups are in excellent condition. The plastic kyusu (teapot) is not part of the set, but it matches, so we included it.

Cups: 2.75 x 2.25 inches
Kyusu: 3.5 x 2.5 inches (spout: 3.75 inches)