Can you tell me what these are and what they’re worth? A: You have part of a Japanese lithophane tea set. Lithophanes are porcelain pictures made by casting the porcelain in layers of various ...

Japanese tea sets with dragons all around and a geisha ... The image of the geisha at the base of the cup is called a lithophane. It was formed by layering liquid porcelain before firing.

Can you tell me what these are and what they’re worth? A: You have part of a Japanese lithophane tea set. Lithophanes are porcelain pictures made by casting the porcelain in layers of various ...

The lithophane is fired at a high temperature ... In the 20th century, erotic lithophanes appeared on Japanese Satsuma tea sets. Your vintage stein could sell for $75 to $100.