Japanese Tea Set

I am so glad that you have reminded me of this tea set @DianneN. Thank you. I am planning to use it myself. My mother used to save things instead of using them. Some are still in the packages at my home.

@thelme55 Beautiful things are meant to be used. I’m sure you will find a treasure trove when you return.

@DianneN I agree. That is why I started using my beautiful things. I am sure of that. There is always a treasure when I return to my 2nd home. Maybe the fruits that I have planted are bearing fruits again.

Wow! I like that @sunrisefan. I have old coins from my wedding but they were from the 70´s and 80´s not as old as what you have.

@thelme55 I've made some research when I was still back home and I found that the coins could be bought by a few hundred dollars. I hope it's true but I'd still like to hold on to what's left because they're memories of my mother. She even gave me her Chinese gold (?) wedding ring which I also kept. I don't think my daughters would have interest in these. My sisters and I value things even how small they are. I would even keep a simple key holder that I would receive from a friend. When I'm gone, I think the things I kept would also be gone.

@thelme55 I think I'm a keeper of memories. Old school you may say and the present generation would laugh at people like me. Would you believe I still kept the second item I bought out of my salary which is a Sanyo cassette recorder coming from the Zamboanga barter trade? The very first item I bought from my salary was a Seiko wrist watch which I used for over 10 years. The third item I bought was a Honda XL100 motorcycle which I used for 17 years which I was forced to sell because it was dangerous to ride on it with my wife and two daughters. My for acquisition was a piece of land on which I built a small bungalow when I was still single and lived there alone for almost 4 years. 42 years after, that same house still stands and that's where we continue to live in.

@thelme55 Yes, but as of now, we are in another place and I can't even use those.

@ARIES1973 Just do it next time when you are home again.

Thank you @ARIES1973. That is a nice hobby collecting tea sets.

@thelme55 Does it have any marking on the bottom. that may make identifying the date easier. I was an antique dealer for many years.

@BelleStarr It has a marking on the bottom but I can´t understand it as it is Japanese or maybe Chinese. No idea what language is on the bottom of the tea cup.

Thank you @BelleStarr. Thanks for the info about 100 years to be called an antique. Maybe it is about the time after WW2. I don´t really know as the tea set came from in-laws.

Thank you @LindaOHio. I am having a nice day again.

@thelme55 Glad to hear it.

Thank you @freelancermariagrace. 2-3 cups of tea doesn´t make you an addict. I drink 6-8 mugs of different kinds of teas daily. I don´t consider myself addicted to teas.

@freelancermariagrace For me not. 2 mugs in the morning, 2 in the afternoon and then 2 in the evening for tea. Water is not yet included.

@thelme55 What?! That's a lot!!!

Thank you @JudyEv. It was indeed nice of her to give t to me.

It is indeed a beautiful set @Dena91. I was lucky to have received the tea set because I know, someone in the family was eyeing them.

No, I don´t have a collection @almostoveryou but I was gifted with tea and coffee service that I am not using oftentimes. Thank you.

It is @sarik1. Thank you.

@thelme55 Thank you dear.

Yes, I drink tea a lot. Thank you @rheicel

Thank you @oahuwriter. We still have winter here and I hope Spring will come soon.

@thelme55 I see. We're in our rainy season now.

Thank you @Rashnag

@thelme55 your welcome

Thank you very much @UriahAnne. I love them.

Thank you @allknowing. Have a nice week.

Thank you @Tampa_girl7

Thank you @amnabas (

Yes, it is @Marilynda1225. I am very lucky indeed. Thank you.

I hope it will be @MarshaMusselman. It is really antique. Thank you and have a nice Tuesday.

Thank you very much @rhuenz Have a nice February, too.