Blue Onion coffee mug

I have blue onion coffee mug. However, I am unable to find the company that made it
What I found distinct about these coffee mugs is it has a wavy line at the top and at the bottom of the cup edges with figures in between it and a straight line underneath. I could not find these coffee cups. I did not find any markings on the bottom of the cup. Dimensions are about 3" top dia. x 3 1/2" tall. I would like to request some help with identifying the company that made these onion coffee mug. Thank you for assistance in this request. Rob

 

For starters, I don't think that's anybody's Blue Onion. Did you use Replacements
pattern ID function to ask them?

 

No, I did not use the replacement ID function. Instead, I went to replacement, clicked on the camera image icon, put a side picture of the coffee mug and it came up with a bunch of patterns. I clicked on some for a better look by clicking on entire that had that pattern. Alot of them up front were blue onion patterns I noticed there were gaps in the entire patterns so I was unable to find it and so I searched like 15 pages to the end of listings on ebay.

 

Lens image search got one hit! There is a set of four of these mugs hanging on a metal cup tree on eBay. The tree still has its original Made in Japan sticker, but none of the cups have any stickers.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/403630877828?chn=ps&mkevt=1&mkcid=28

 

No surprises there. This pattern or kissing cousins of same has been in continous production by anyone and everyone since the 18th century.

 

Thank you for the pattern name kissing cousins. I think I sold the coffee cup stand that went with these mugs. I think the cup stand was in a different box and I sold it. Oops. Rob

 

( Hope this helps, don't want you to waste time looking for this pattern. I do not think that kissing cousins is a pattern name, just a reference to the similarity)

 

ok, thank you. Rob

 

I think I get it now kissing cousins like knock offs. I might just donate these cups to goodwill and move forward. Rob

 

Kissing cousins = related but not closely, in American-speak. Originally referred to relatives it was OK to procreate with, but often used for things that are related but not closely.