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Please could anyone tell me more about these two bowls. They are only about 2 inches across and seem to be hand decorated on a gold background to the inside of the bowl.

Any help greatly appreciated....even if it's just to say they are rubbish.

Seems to be a japanese porcelain from the 20th century circa 1924 with mark "九谷" (Kutani). Mori Style? (photo is not clear). Hand decorated overglaze with gold and enamels.
Cheers

The mark (2 characters on the bottom of the bowl) is "Kutani". So these two are Japanese bowls, not Chinese.

Judging from the pattern inside and outside the bowls, they are modern (at least in my opinion). They look good, and modern.

These are Japanese bowls with Kutani marks, reflecting the geographic area where the kilns that made them are located. Bowls like them, with decoration of Japanese Lucky Gods, among other motifs, could be purchased in the late 20th century in sets of six at Japanese airport duty-free shops, other domestic giftware outlets and American military exchanges in Japan for nominal prices. In the USA, they can be found these days at estate sales and thrift shops, usually in lesser quantities and divorced from the original boxes.

The Lucky Gods are an ageless standard pattern for Japanese items like this, though the bright gold and style of these figures suggest to me your cups probably are no older than the third quarter of the 20th century.

Best regards,

Bill H.

Japanese Kutani Sake Cup

Thank you everyone. I have had a look and found pictures that are very similar to what I have.

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