What is a Japanese tea set called?

A Japanese teapot is called a kyusus, while the everyday drinking glasses for tea are called yunomi. For more formal occasions, a chawan tea bowl is used. You can shop a range of antique and vintage Japanese tea sets from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

Japanese Porcelain Tea Set

17th Century Tea Set

Antique Tea Bowl

Japanese Imari Porcelain 18th Century

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Japanese Silver Meiji

Japanese Ceramics Edo Period Or Earlier

Imari Cup

Japanese Tea Cup And Saucer

15pcs Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Set Pot Richly Decorated Marked Base, 19thC

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: Meiji Periode (1867

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain, Satsuma Tea Set, 23 Pieces

By Japanese Studio

Located in Milano, IT

Beautiful and rare teal tea set, emerald green, gold, ocher and white in the finest porcelane which, against

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Vintage 1950s Japanese Japonisme Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Kangxi Revival Set Chinese Porcelain Tea Cups Japan, 19th Cen

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Delicate and trademark Kangxi revival Japanese Tea Set from the 19th century. Marked Zoshuntei

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Kangxi Revival Set Chinese Porcelain Tea Cups Japan, 19th C

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Delicate and trademark Kangxi revival Japanese Tea Set from the 19th century. Marked Zoshuntei

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Arita Porcelain Imari Tea Pot and Tea sets, ca 1690 - 1710

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A lovely set of a teapot and 2 teabowls and saucers. Of moulded shape and with floral decoration

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Set of 10 Tea Coffee Cups Porcelain Eggshell

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

birds. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Taisho Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 6 Arita Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Chocolate Cup / Tea Bowl Japan

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

/brown decoration of flowers. Unmarked. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Japanese

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

33 Piece Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Tea Set Signed

Located in San Francisco, CA

33 Piece Japanese Hand Painted Porcelain Tea Set Signed 3 - 8.5" plates 7 - 7.5" plates 5 - 7

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20th Century Tea Sets

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Porcelain

A Set of 2 Japanese Edo Period Gold Imari Porcelain Tea Bowl & Saucer Japan

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A set of 2 Japanese Edo period Gold Imari Porcelain Tea Bowl & Saucer Japan. Nice Edo period tea

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Imari Tea Cup & Saucer, ca 1700

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Lovely set of Japanese porcelain Imari. Additional information: Material: Porcelain Region of

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

21 Pc Japanese Satsuma Moriage Dragonware Lithopane Geisha Coffee Tea Set

Located in Dayton, OH

Circa early to mid-20th century Japanese porcelain tea set - a mixed lot of various makes in the

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Tableware

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Porcelain

Set of Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Bird Imari

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

between 2 sets Edo , c. 1700 Tea Bowl and dish Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Japanese Three-Piece Porcelain Tea Service Set Contemporary Gold Red Kutani

Located in Takarazuka, JP

Extraordinary Japanese contemporary museum-quality Kutani three-piece tea service set, generously

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21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Tea Sets

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Gold

Antique Japanese Chinese Edo Kangxi Period Imari Porcelain Tea Set, 18th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

, combination between 2 sets. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 6 Antique Japanese Meiji Tea Bowls Porcelain Straits Ennamels Eggshell

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice set of 6 tea bowls with saucer decorated with flowers and pommegranat. They are marked

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 2 Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Bowl Polychrome, 18/19th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: 17th century, 18th century Condition: 1 set perfect, 1

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Meiji Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Vintage Japanese Thousand Flower Satsuma Porcelain Demitasse Tea Coffee Set

Located in Dayton, OH

Vintage Japanese Satsuma porcelain demitasse tea or coffee set featuring the thousand flower design

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Late 20th Century Japonisme Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 20 Antique Japanese Arita Kangxi Style Tea Set Flowers Porcelain, 19th C

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice and rare set of blue and white teabowls, Marked. Japanese in Chinese style. Top Quality

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 10 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Chawan Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century, 20th century Meiji Periode

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Set of Cup or Tea Bowl Meiji Period Porcelain Eggshell

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice and delicate gaiwan set, Japanese 19th century. Very nicely decorated. They are marked

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 12 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Chawan Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century, 20th century Meiji Periode

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 10 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Chawan Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century, 20th

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 2 Antique Japanese Porcelain Eggshell Tea Bowl Rare Black Ground Marked

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Antique Meiji Japanese Porcelain Eggshell Tea Bowl Rare Black Ground Marked. Egg Shell Tea cups

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 5 Japanese Edo Period Gold Imari Porcelain Rooster Tea Bowls & Saucers

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Nice Edo period tea set with rooster and chicken decoration in imari palette. Underglaze blue and

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Oriental Chinese Red & Gold Hand Painted Porcelain Tea Set Made in Japan

Located in Topeka, KS

Gorgeous vintage Oriental Chinese red & gold hand painted porcelain tea set marked “Made in Japan

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 2 Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Bowl Floral Bird Imari, c. 1700

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

between 2 sets Edo , c. 1700 Tea Bowl and dish. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 6 Japanese Edo Period Gold Imari Porcelain Butterfly Tea Bowl & Saucer

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Nice Edo period tea set with imari floral and butterfly decoration. Additional information

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 4 Antique Japanese Meiji Period of Chawan Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A very nice set of 4 tea bowls decorated with Women. They are marked on the base. Additional

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 5 Japanese Edo Period Porcelain Rooster Tea Bowl & Saucer, 18th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Nice Edo period tea set with rooster and chicken decoration in imari palette. Underglaze blue and

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 7 Antique Japanese Cups or Tea Bowls Meiji Period Porcelain Eggshell

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century, 20th

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20th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 8 Antique Edo Japanese Porcelain Imari Tea Cup & Saucer, 18th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Lovely Japanese porcelain 18th c cup & saucer. underglaze blue, overglaze red and gold. Unusual

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Pair of Arita Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Chocolate Cup / Tea Bowl Japan

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Very nice edo period examples, 18th century A Japanese pair of Imari tea bowls / chocolate cups

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 12 Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cups or Tea Bowls Porcelain Eggshell

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century, 20th

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Imari

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Edo , c. 1700 Tea Bowl and dish

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Bird Imari, c. 1700

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

between 2 sets Edo , c. 1700 Tea Bowl and dish Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Bird Imari, c.1700

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

between 2 sets Edo , c. 1700 Tea Bowl and dish Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 6 Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl & Dish Floral Bird Imari

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Edo , c. 1700 Tea Bowl and dish

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Bird Imari

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

between 2 sets. Edo , c. 1700 Tea Bowl and dish. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Arita Edo Period Japanese Porcelain Kakiemon Chocolate Cup/Tea Bowl

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Very nice edo period example in nice condition, 18th century A Japanese pair of Kakiemon tea bowls

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Japanese Taisho Period Tea Bowl in Tomobako, Earthenware Japan Tea

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Japanese Taisho Period Tea Bowl in Tomobako,Earthenware Japan Tea. A very nice tea bowl The box

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20th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain Tea Cup Bowl & Saucer Imari Edo Period, 18C

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Lovely set from the edo period. Additional information: Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain Tea Cup & Beaker Saucer Imari Edo Period, 18C

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Lovely set from the edo period. Additional information: Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Kutani Tea Service, Japanese, Porcelain, Teapot, Cup & Saucer, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique Kutani tea service. A Japanese, porcelain 6 person teapot and cups set, dating

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Set of Cup and Tea Bowl Porcelain Eggshell

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century, 20th century Japan Dynasty

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Antique 19th Century Meiji Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Set of 5 Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowls Floral Imari

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Its a mariage Additional

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Antique 17th Century Chinese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Japanese Kutani Ware Painted Shozo Gilt Tea Set of 6, Pot and Cups in Porcelain

Located in Miami, FL

Japanese Kutani Ware Painted Shozo Gilt Tea Set of 6, Pot and Cups in Porcelain Offered for sale

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Amazing Eggshell Porcelain Coffee-Tea Service with Lithophane from Japan, 1940s

Located in Bastogne, BE

. Japanese Eggshell Porcelain Tea Set with Lithophane “Geisha” Teapot with Bamboo Handle. Rare and

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Vintage 1940s Japanese Japonisme Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Pair Antique Meiji Porcelain Kangxi Revival Japanese Tea Bowls, 19th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Pair Antique Meiji Porcelain Kangxi Revival Japanese Tea Bowls, 19th Century Lovely and very

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain Tea Cup & Beaker Saucer Imari Edo Period, 18th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Lovely set from the edo period. Additional information: Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Porcelain Tea Cup & Saucer Imari Edo Period, 18th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Lovely set from the edo period. Additional information: Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Imari

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Porcelain decorated in underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red. Tea Bowl Edo , c. 1700 Additional

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Antique 17th Century Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Porcelain Edo Period Tea Bowl Floral Hare Imari, c. 1700

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

between 2 sets. Edo , c. 1700 Tea Bowl and dish Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Japanese tea service for 10 in fine mid-19th century porcelain

Located in Catania, IT

Japanese tea service for 10 in fine porcelain from the mid-19th century Hand painted of excellent

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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Japanese tea set tea pot strainer cups set of 6 hand painted celadon

Located in Roma, IT

Pretty Japanese tea set with teapot, lid, metal strainer with bamboo handle and 5 cups. Soft

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Vintage 1970s European Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Antique Japanese Arita Frederik Van Frytom Style Porcelain Tea Cups, ca 1700

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: Japan Period: Edo period Age: 17th century

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Antique 17th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Japanese Porcelain Flower Tea Cup Bowl & Saucer Imari Edo Period, 18th Century

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

Lovely set from the edo period. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Decoration

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Tea Sets

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Porcelain

Pair Japanese Porcelain Flower Tea Cup Bowl & Saucer Saucer Imari Quails, 18th C

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Bowls, Tea/Coffee Drinking: Bowls, Cups & Teapots Japanese Style: Imari Region of

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Antique 18th Century Japanese Tea Sets

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Porcelain

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Japanese Porcelain Tea Set For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the Japanese porcelain tea set you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A Japanese porcelain tea set — often made from ceramic, porcelain and metal — can elevate any home. Find 84 options for an antique or vintage Japanese porcelain tea set now, or shop our selection of 63 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Japanese porcelain tea set — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A Japanese porcelain tea set is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Regency and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. A well-made Japanese porcelain tea set has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Satsuma, Coalport Porcelain and John Rose are consistently popular.

How Much is a Japanese Porcelain Tea Set?

Prices for a Japanese porcelain tea set start at $75 and top out at $17,412 with the average selling for $450.

Finding the Right Tea-sets for You

Ready to serve high tea and brunch for your family and friends? Start with the right antique, new or vintage tea set.

Tea is a multicultural, multinational beverage and isn’t confined to any particular lifestyle or age group. It has humble beginnings, and one of its best-known origin stories places the first cups of tea in 2700 B.C. in China, where it was recognized for its medicinal properties. Jump ahead to 17th-century England, when Chinese tea began to arrive at ports in London. During the early 1800s, tea became widely affordable, and the concept of teatime took shape all over England. Today, more than 150 million people reportedly drink tea daily in the United States.

Early tea drinkers enjoyed their beverage in a bowl, and English potters eventually added a handle to the porcelain bowls so that burning your fingers became less of a teatime hazard. With the rise in the popularity of teatime, tea sets, also referred to as tea service, became a hot commodity.

During Queen Victoria’s reign, teakettles and coffeepots were added to tea services that were quite large — indeed, small baked goods were served with your drink back then, and a tea set could include many teacups and saucers, a milk pot and other accessories.

During the early 1920s, a sterling-silver full tea service and tray designed by Tiffany & Co. might include a hot-water kettle on a stand, a coffeepot, teapot, a creamer with a small lip spout, a waste bowl and a bowl for sugar, which the British were stirring into tea as early as the 18th century.

But you don’t have to limit your tea set to Victorian or Art Deco styles — shake up teatime with an artful contemporary service. If the bold porcelain cups and saucers by Italian brand Seletti are too unconventional for your otherwise subdued tea circle, find antique services on 1stDibs from Japan, France and other locales as well as vintage mid-century modern tea sets and neoclassical designs.

Questions About Japanese Porcelain Tea Set

What is a Japanese tea set called?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
A Japanese teapot is called a kyusus, while the everyday drinking glasses for tea are called yunomi. For more formal occasions, a chawan tea bowl is used. You can shop a range of antique and vintage Japanese tea sets from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.

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