Hand-painted in Japan sometime in the 1960s, this millefiori demitasse cup and saucer is decorated in enamel with a thousand tiny flowers across a teal-blue ground and gold accents.
Maker: Unmarked / independent Japanese studio
Materials: Porcelain with enamel paint
Origin: Japan
Era: Vintage, 1960s
Dimensions: Standard demitasse size, 2–3 oz
Condition: Average — small crack on the cup rim, photographed; no other issues. Priced to reflect — a wonderful rescue or Kintsugi project. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.
A large pink mum sits at the center of the design, surrounded by poppies, carnations, and smaller blooms in pinks, oranges, blues, and yellows, all hand-painted in enamel on very translucent china — a technique known as millefiori, or "thousand flowers." The piece is stamped "Hand Painted" on the base, though the specific maker isn't identified.
An ideal Kintsugi candidate for the mender at heart, or a beautiful display or votive piece exactly as it is.
Millefiori, meaning "thousand flowers" in Italian, describes a decorative technique built from densely packed floral motifs — here applied by hand in enamel on fine Japanese porcelain, a labor-intensive style that became less common as machine transferware took over mid-century production.
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