Japan - Part of a service, in Kutani porcelain, circa 1900, uniquely decorated with geishas and Mount Fuji, enhanced with gold and gold edging, composed of 9 pieces, hand-painted and signed on the back except for the sauceboat: 2 dinner plates 24 cm, 1 soup plate, 1 small plate, 1 round dish 38 cm, 2 oval dishes 48 & 35.5cm, 1 sauceboat, in very good condition, no accidents, very little used. This was probably a special order, as the decoration is unique.

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