Antique (1910s) Noritake Chocolate Pot with Lid by Morimura Kumi, Hand-Painted

Name: Antique (1910s) Noritake Chocolate Pot with Lid by Morimura Kumi, Hand-Painted
Brand: Noritake
SKU: 327079513465
Price: 88.00 USD
Availability: InStock

USD 88.00

Condition: Used

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View Antique (1910s) Noritake Chocolate Pot with Lid by Morimura Kumi, Hand-Painted with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Ichizaemon Morimura VI was a visionary and a supporter of a modernization of Japan. Up for your consideration this Antique Noritake Hand-Painted Chocolate Pot with Lid by Morimura Kumi, in excellent condition. Up for your consideration this Antique Noritake Hand-Painted Chocolate Pot with Lid by Morimura Kumi, in excellent condition. Coffee Pot is approximately 9"  tall,  5" in diameter at widest and 6½" from handle to the beak. Item decorated with raised gold beads all around, beautiful blue clematises and greenery also delicately outlined with gold gild. In 1876 Baron Ichizaemon Morimura IV formed a trading company called Morimura Kumi (Morimura Brothers) with offices in Tokyo, and a retail and wholesale office in New York for the export of traditional Japanese products such as chinaware, curios, paper lanterns and other gift items. Ichizaemon Morimura VI was a visionary and a supporter of a modernization of Japan. One thing he clearly saw was the business potential if the quality of Japanese art and skilled craft could be adapted to the needs and taste of the American consumer. Morimura brothers was still a many faceted importing company of which the porcelain were just one part. From around the 1890's until 1921 the Nippon Toki Kaisha Ltd had according to the the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890 marked their export porcelain with their country of origin as in "Nippon" but in western characters , which is kind of fun in an upstanding Edo period Samurai way, and a maple leaf mark was used from 1891 to 1911.  The mark "M" standing for "Morimura" in a wreath, crowned by "Hand painted" and below, NIPPON introduced in 1911 and possible in use until 1921. The first reported U.S. registry for a Noritake back stamp for importing is 1911. Noritake first produced dinnerware for the American market in 1914.  For "Nippon" collectors the bad news is that this mark only signifies the country of origin and implies no other information. So, even if early Morimura imports were likely to have been marked this way, so would other imports from Japan too. After the WWI most back stamps was changed to state "Japan" or "Made in Japan". Still the word Nippon was infrequently used even after 1921. The period from 1921 until 1941 is a time easily set apart in Noritake production. It is clearly defined on both ends by two events: a change in U.S. law in 1921 and the entry into World War II in 1941. Until 1921 Noritake predominately marked export wares "Nippon," one word used to describe the country of Japan. In 1921 American import law changed to require the place of origin be marked on a product in English. Since Nippon was an adaptation of a description of the island country in the native language, Nippon was no longer acceptable under the new law. Backstamps after 1921 state "Japan" or "Made in Japan." With the first World War came the understanding of the need for industrialization. The company soon undertook the production of necessary machinery for the use in its potteries and could by the early 1920's introduce assembly line techniques allowing for mass production of high quality, yet affordable, dinnerware. I found no significant condition issues with this item, but signs of previous use and ownership should be expected consistent with its vintage timeline and should be taken into consideration with age and ownership. Please note: I will accept any reasonable offer. Thank you for watching. Condition: Used. Category: Pottery & Glass › Decorative Cookware, Dinnerware & Serveware › Tea & Coffee Pots. Brand: Noritake.