Antique cup:18th?

[collector]

it seems that this cup is very intriguing, as , on the one hand some date it around 1920s-40s, other, based, mainly on the handle and the gold rim, date it to 19th, and other(few)to the 18th.

[IPT]

They also made them all over Asia. Japanese did had a lot of transfers export. A couple of Meiji's transfers export

True, Japan did do a lot of transferware export as well, as did all of Asia. I believe it is Chinese because of the crudeness of the cup and because I have seen almost identical cups here.

[TIM]

They also made them all over Asia. Japanese did had a lot of transfers export. A couple of Meiji's transfers export

True, Japan did do a lot of transferware export as well, as did all of Asia. I believe it is Chinese because of the crudeness of the cup and because I have seen almost identical cups here.

Interesting IPT. Do you have any example to show me?

[IPT]

I do not have identical ones, I have seen them, but I usually pass them up because they are so crude. I have a few that I have picked up in bundles with other cups. I will try to post photos this weekend.

[TIM]

I do not have identical ones, I have seen them, but I usually pass them up because they are so crude. I have a few that I have picked up in bundles with other cups. I will try to post photos this weekend.

Thanks IPT. Looking forward to them. Toki

[TomVerlain]

Here is an 18th c chinese export tea cup (bowl). Tea cups did not have handles when they were first introduced from China.

[TomVerlain]

These are late 19th c hand painted export tea cups, with handles. Note how they are wildly different in terms of the actual paitning, but the same in terms of design.

[TomVerlain]

This is a Chinese export coffee cup, of the same period of the two tea cups. Tea cups are shallower, and more bowl shapped than coffee cups.

[TomVerlain]

This is a transferware jar. Note how the transfer is not aligned and overlapping.

[TomVerlain]

Here is the front of the jar. When properly applied, the transfer is not noticlable.

[TIM]

This is a transferware jar. Note how the transfer is not aligned and overlapping.

That's a beautiful japanese export, Tom

[collector]

However, if you look closely, the cup I posted is not exactly the same style.