Made In Japan Ceramics Marks

From 1921 1941 wares from japan exported to the united states had to be marked japan or made in japan.

Made in japan ceramics marks.

The name nippon was chosen for items coming from japan. According to experts on 19th and 20th century japanese ceramics the. Pre 1921 items were not marked made in japan. Japanese porcelain marks backstamps.

Japan made in japan. There seems to be no significance in color of the text as to age. Customs required country names to be in english and the word japan was used instead of nippon items marked made in occupied japan were made between february 1947 and april 1952. After 1921 a lot of countries marked them either japan or nippon.

During world war ii most ceramics factories for exports ceased except noritake see japanese ceramics of the last 100 years by irene stitt pg 167. Nippon is the japanese name for japan in 1921 the official country of origin name. Made in japan marks the following marks are from made in japan pieces. After that just the word japan was used again.

Unless you re familiar with the japanese language identifying japanese pottery and porcelain marks can be a daunting task. Hidden within the kanji the characters on the bottom of the piece you will typically find the production region a specific kiln location a potter s name and sometimes a separate decorator s identity but at times only generic terms were recorded and tracking down. Marks on export porcelain. Most were marked japan.