A Japanese porcelain tea service in the Chinese manner, probably early Showa period, 1920s, with Dai Nippon marks, comprising a teapot, covered sugar basin, a creamer and nine bute shaped cups with associated saucers (one cup as found), all decorated with Chinese style figural narratives set in garden settings, in a pink, mauve, emerald and pale green palette; unidentified red diamond factory lozenge and characters underside, height 19.5 cm, (teapot)