Nippon Te-Oh China Moriage Chocolate Set, Summer Pink Roses Helmut Schaeffenacker Hand painted at the factory

Hand painted at the factory by a skilled artist it depicts song birds and their nests filled with eggs within tangles of leafy and flowering branches

The tile measures 6" square and 1/2" thick and is molded in relief giving the image movement and dimension

In a nice  frame

The backs of the tiles are unmarked

It was rendered in a labor intensive squeezebag technique where the design's outline is hand drawn onto the tile in slip and glaze

Nippon Te-Oh China Moriage Chocolate Set, Summer Pink Roses Helmut Schaeffenacker Hand painted at the factoryA light and Summery chocolate set from Te Oh China Hand Painted Nippon, Made in Japan. A pretty Edwardian design of pink roses accented and trimmed in gold and moriage. The chocolate pot measures 9 3 4" tall. Four cups, each measuring 3" tall and 2 1 2" diameter. Five saucers, each measuring 5" diameter. The extra saucer does not have the slip trailing around the roses. Excellent condition, with little wear. One cup has a hairline, as shown.