From the 1992 Cartier Catalog:
“Cartier introduces “La Maison de l’Empereur” for the table.
This superb collection of china and crystal takes its influence from the Far East.
The pattern of Oriental motifs brings sea, sky and earth
together in a delicate, harmonious balance.
Three shades of blue and two shades of hand-applied 24K gold
decorate this fine bone china."