A SATSUMA TEA SERVICEBy Yabu Meizan, Meiji PeriodDecorated with cherry blossoms, peonies and birds, signed to the bottom,prising: four tea c and saucers; a milk jug; a sugar bowl and cover; and a tea pot and cover of ovoid form.The tea pot: 12.5cm (4 7/8in) high (13).For further information on this lot please visit theCondition Report: General signs of rub and wear and losses to the gilt. Craquelure to the glaze and minor firing imperfections. Dark stains to the porcelain probably due to usage, some wares more effected than others.One of the saucer dish with a chip, approx. 1.7cm long. Another dish with a smaller chip to the rim of approx. 0.8cm long.Round harling crack just above the final of one of the tea c handle.Another tea cup with a small chip to the mouth rim, approx. 0.6cm long.