Unmarked Made in Japan Cup of Knowledge Plain Green

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[[File:Japan-fink-book.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Instruction book for this Cup of Knowledge]]
[[File:Japan-fink-book.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Instruction book for this Cup of Knowledge]]
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This [[Unmarked Made in Japan Cup of Knowledge Plain Green|Unmarked Cup of Knowledge that was [[:Category:Made in Japan|made in Japan]] is a generic, unauthorized knock-off of the [[:Category:Aynsley|Aynsley]] [[:Category:Cup of Knowledge|Cup of Knowledge]] was, like many others, [[:Category:Made in Japan|made in Japan]]. It is a [[:Category:Cartomancy Cups and Saucers|cartomancy cup]] that is, except for its packaging, virtually identical to the green Japanese [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite Foreign]] and [[:Category:B. Shackman|B. Shackman]] cups of the same era. It came with a booklet titled "The Cup of Knowledge: A Fascinating and Exciting Pastime: How to Read the Tea Leaves."  
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This [[Unmarked Made in Japan Cup of Knowledge Plain Green|Unmarked Cup of Knowledge]] that was [[:Category:Made in Japan|made in Japan]] is a generic, unauthorized knock-off of the [[:Category:Aynsley|Aynsley]] [[:Category:Cup of Knowledge|Cup of Knowledge]] was, like many others, [[:Category:Made in Japan|made in Japan]]. It is a [[:Category:Cartomancy Cups and Saucers|cartomancy cup]] that is, except for its packaging, virtually identical to the green Japanese [[:Category:Fairylite Foreign|Fairylite Foreign]] and [[:Category:B. Shackman|B. Shackman]] cups of the same era. It came with a booklet titled "The Cup of Knowledge: A Fascinating and Exciting Pastime: How to Read the Tea Leaves."  
If the booklet is lost or the stickers come off, this becomes an Unmarked Cup of Knowledge that was [[:Category:Made in Japan|made in Japan]]. It is then indistinguishable from a B. Shackman Cup of Knowledge that has lost its back stickers. It can, however, be distinguished from a Fairylite Foreign Cup of knowledge, because the Fairylite Foreign mark is a regular underglaze iron-red backstamp.  
If the booklet is lost or the stickers come off, this becomes an Unmarked Cup of Knowledge that was [[:Category:Made in Japan|made in Japan]]. It is then indistinguishable from a B. Shackman Cup of Knowledge that has lost its back stickers. It can, however, be distinguished from a Fairylite Foreign Cup of knowledge, because the Fairylite Foreign mark is a regular underglaze iron-red backstamp.  

Revision as of 19:32, 14 February 2021

File:Fairylite-cup-blank-bottom.jpg
This Japan Cup of Knowledge bottom is unmarked; it may have had a foil tag or paper sticker that was lost
This Japan Cup of Knowledge saucer bottom is unmarked; it may have had a foil tag or paper sticker that was lost
Instruction book for this Cup of Knowledge

This Unmarked Cup of Knowledge that was made in Japan is a generic, unauthorized knock-off of the Aynsley Cup of Knowledge was, like many others, made in Japan. It is a cartomancy cup that is, except for its packaging, virtually identical to the green Japanese Fairylite Foreign and B. Shackman cups of the same era. It came with a booklet titled "The Cup of Knowledge: A Fascinating and Exciting Pastime: How to Read the Tea Leaves."

If the booklet is lost or the stickers come off, this becomes an Unmarked Cup of Knowledge that was made in Japan. It is then indistinguishable from a B. Shackman Cup of Knowledge that has lost its back stickers. It can, however, be distinguished from a Fairylite Foreign Cup of knowledge, because the Fairylite Foreign mark is a regular underglaze iron-red backstamp.

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