Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery,Country of Origin: China,Age: late 1700's,Original/Reproduction: Antique OriginalPresented is a wonderful quality set of Chinese export porcelain tea bowls, believed to have originally been paired with cups. Dating to the late 1700s, approximately 1780 to 1800.The wide border decoration is done in shades of orange going into shades of brown, entirely hand painted, with black detailing helping to form the design of grass, trees, and figures. Unusually for Chinese export porcelain, which almost always depicts Chinese figures, the figures here are all Westerners, likely Europeans, possibly made for the Dutch or English market, though it's difficult to say for certain. Each tea bowl depicts a woman with curly hair holding a distaff, a man in a hat walking a dog with a stick, likely a toy rather than a leash, another man in a hat carrying what appears to be a walking stick, and another man simply walking. Buildings, trees, and clouds appear in the background. A center medallion, done in the same colors, features a basket of flowers resting on top of a quiver of arrows, along with an urn with a couple of birds. A gilded border runs along the edge of the bowl and along the inner edge where the orange decoration stops, as well as around the center medallion.Some of the gold is worn, particularly around the inner orange decoration and along the bottom edge of the border decoration. The orange and colored decoration itself is in superb condition throughout, with no wear at all, fabulous condition especially given the age.Seven of the eight tea bowls, aside from the minor gold wear noted, are in perfect condition, no cracks, no chips, no repairs, no problems at all. The eighth tea bowl has been broken and repaired.This set is being sold as a set of seven, with the eighth included as a bonus.This is a rare example of Chinese export porcelain featuring Western figures rather than the more commonly seen Chinese figures, with great colors throughout.Diameter 5 1/8 inches.Height 1 inch to the rim.