Set of 6 Nippon Hand Painted Cherry Blossoms Green & Gold 7 5/8 Inch Circa 1891-1921

Set of 6 antique Japanese porcelain plates. Nicely hand painted with a border of green and whites, with the white portion extending into triangles framed with blue and green floral designs. There are 3 pink cherry blossoms above each triangle, with blue and green leaves and through the white bands. The center of the plates is painted a pale yellow or ivory. With gold gilding along the very edge. Marked on the back in red and green Hand Painted Nippon with a crown. This mark is listed in the book Van Patten's ABC's of Collecting Nippon Porcelain as an authentic Nippon mark, but no exact dates are given. The Nippon era of Japanese porcelain was between 1891 and 1921

These have some usage wear consistent with age and wear to the gilding, but otherwise good condition.

Each plate measures approximately7 5/8 inches wide.

These are antiques and may have small in manufacture defects that do not affect the display of the pieces.

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