Antique Nippon Hand Painted Footed Bowl Gold Moriage Roses Morimura Mark

Description

View Antique Nippon Hand Painted Footed Bowl Gold Moriage Roses Morimura Mark with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. This is a lovely antique hand-painted Nippon porcelain footed bowl, measuring approximately 4¼ inches in diameter and 2 inches tall, raised on three small applied feet. The bowl is finished with a wide gilt rim band decorated with hand-painted pink roses set within raised gold scrollwork medallions, connected by delicate gold vine and leaf tracery, all rendered in the raised paste ("moriage") technique that gives the gold decoration real dimension and texture against the white porcelain ground. The rim itself is edged in a beaded gold band, and the interior bowl is left plain white, letting the ornate rim decoration take center stage. The base is clearly marked in green with the "Hand Painted Nippon" backstamp featuring an "M" within a wreath, the mark used by Morimura Brothers, the major Japanese trading company that imported and distributed this style of hand-painted export porcelain to Western markets under the "Nippon" designation (the Japanese word for "Japan," required on export wares following the 1890 McKinley Tariff Act). This specific "M-in-wreath, Hand Painted, Nippon" mark is well documented among Nippon collectors and dates to a well-established window of 1911 to 1921, after which "Nippon" was replaced by "Made in Japan" on export goods per U.S. import requirements. Morimura Brothers would go on to found what eventually became the Noritake company, making pieces like this an important, collectible chapter in that history. Nippon porcelain from this Morimura-marked era is prized among collectors for the quality of its hand-painting and the labor-intensive raised gold moriage decoration, techniques that required real skill and time to execute, making well-preserved marked examples like this one genuinely desirable. Condition: Excellent, per the piece's presentation, no chips, cracks, or significant gold wear noted. A charming small bowl for collectors of Nippon or early Noritake porcelain, antique gilt tableware, or anyone who loves hand-painted floral china with genuine period provenance. Condition: Used. Category: Pottery & Glass › Decorative Cookware, Dinnerware & Serveware › Plates. Brand: Morimura Bros..

Origin

japan

Antique

Yes

Shape

Round

Occasion

All Occasions

Item Length

9 in

Vintage

Yes

Department

Adult

Care Instructions

Hand Wash Only

Original/Licensed Reproduction

Original

Features

Hand Painted

Production Style

Art Pottery

Finish

Glossy

Item Width

9 in

Handmade

Yes

Pattern

Floral

Color

White

Material

Porcelain

Set Includes

Bowl Set

Brand

Morimura Bros.

Type

Creamer

Era

Edwardian (1901-1910)

Theme

Flower

Time Period Manufactured

1900-1919

Production Technique

Pottery

Backstamp

Printed

Country of Origin

Japan

Product Line

Nippon 1891-1921