Noritake M-in-Wreath Cup 2 Saucers 1918 Hand Painted Floral w/Gold Made in Japan
DESCRIPTION: The beautiful hand painted cup with 2 matching saucers was produced in a beautiful pattern of florals with gold using a green, pink, and yellow color palate on cream & white. The design looks so classic. There is a light cream wash band around the center of the cup and on the saucer. The rims are trimmed in gold as is the center of the cup's handle. The scrollwork pattern on the cup is particularly beautiful and the porcelain is so light and dainty that you can see the outline of your fingers through it.
CONDITION: While this set is classified as used, the condition is superb. There are no chips, nicks, cracks, rubbings, scratches or hairlines. There are no utensil marks or wear on the gold.
DIMENSIONS: The cup has a diameter of 3 9/16" and a height of 2 1/8". The saucers are 5 7/16" in diameter with a height of 3/4".
HISTORY/MARKS: Morimura Bros. formed the trading and decorating company in 1876 which evolved into Noritake. Noritake Company has a rich history of producing porcelain china all the way from January 1, 1904 when the Nippon Toki Kaisha Ltd - the forerunner to the present Noritake Company - was formed in the village of Noritake, a small suburb near Nagoya, Japan with its huge kaolin clay sources. The first reported U.S. registry for a Noritake backstamp for importing is 1911. The backstamp on this piece is the red M-in-Wreath Mark with Noritake on the top. Under that is "Japan" with "Handpainted" in a curve under the wreath . In Collecting Noritake A to Z Art Deco & More, David Spain shows that Noritake substituted Japan for Nippon in their backstamps starting in 1918. Spain identifies this mark as #25.1 which was used in 1918. (Note that this says "Japan", not "Made in Japan" which was used in later years.)
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