
Lot # 61 - Vintage Kutani Takahashi Teaset - San Fransisco
Opening Bid : | $ 5.00 |
Pickup Instructions: | Friday March 21st 9:00 - 3:00 and Saturday March 22nd 9:00 - 2:00 in Renton. Sign-up Genius link will be added to invoice. Bring help, tools and packing materials to carry your items away. |
Start Date/Time: | 12-Mar-2025 7:00:00 AM |
End Date/Time: | 19-Mar-2025 8:00:00 PM |
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Description :
Takahashi Trading Company is a former Japanese-import home goods retail and wholesale business in the United States. After the war in 1945, the Takahashi Trading Company opened on 1661–1663 Post Street in San Francisco's Japantown. It started as a small dry goods store and wholesaler. Many of the Japanese items imported to the United States for the business were handcrafted, or of high quality including folk arts and crafts, origami materials, tea ceremony accessories, baskets, and musical instruments.The business was active from 1945 until 2019, and had various retail locations nationwide. It was founded by the Japanese–American couple, Henri Takahashi and Tomoye "Tami" Takahashi. Features royal blue, bottle green, goldenrod yellow, and white in a Japanese inspired pattern. It also has a handpainted delicate gold rim. Small size demitasse cup 2.5” T and saucer 5” W Round Bowl with Bamboo Handle. Gold Rim Accent. Bowl itself is 6” W x 2.25” T
Teapot is 6.25" T to top of lid x 7.5" from spout to end of handle
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