SALE Vintage Noritake Nippon Lusterware Ashtray with Hand Painted Scenic Asian Garden

Collectibles : Tobacciana : Ashtrays : Porcelain : Noritake : Nippon : Vintage : Hand Painted : Mij, Made In Japan, Japanese : 20th Century : Tobacco Collectible

 

Crafted by employees of Nippon Toki Kaisha, Ltd., in Noritake, Japan for export to the UK, this versatile vintage item can be used as an ashtray, spoon rest, pin tray or trinket bowl. Its hand painted Japanese landscape is in vivid lustreware, which is commonly associated with the Art Deco Era. The tranquil scene features an idyllic island with a solitary tree and a pagoda. Most pagodas serve religious purposes; they are also used for enjoying distant views, as military watchtowers and as navigational aids for travelers and ships. This diminutive dish is a work of decorative art!

CONDITION: Very Good Vintage Condition (no cracks, crazing or repairs); it has a rough spot (perhaps a firing pop) on the rest as shown.

MARK: green “Noritaké” over the Maruki (formerly known as the Komaru) symbol and aka the spider mark, “Made in Japan” (JVP # 228). The antique mark was registered in London in 1908 by Nippon Toki Kaisha, Ltd. and used on items exported to the UK from 1908 (or earlier) to at least 1921 (cf. pg 102 of JVP's 2005 book).

COLORS: Vivid peachy orange and periwinkle blue lustre / luster, black and white details, green, red, blue and yellow.

SIZE: about 3” at its widest & .75” tall.

ORIGIN: Of Japanese (Asian, Oriental) derivation, most old Noritake collectibles were designed at the Morimura Brothers Trading Company in New York City, then produced at the Nippon Toki Kaisha, Ltd. ("the Company that makes Japan's Finest China") factory in Noritake, Japan for export to Western (Occidental) markets.

According to distinguished scholar and author David H. Spain, soon after the International Nippon Collectors' Club (INCC) was founded, members questioned if items bearing stamps such as "JVP 228" ought to be included in Joan Van Patten's “Nippon” books, if they could be consigned to INCC auctions, and if articles about them could appear in the INCC Journal. After extensive debate, members agreed that among collectors and dealers of Japanese porcelain, "Nippon" refers most basically to a loose and diverse collection of artistic styles (not a collection of marks) and allowed wares with this and similar marks into the organization's purview.

Since styles of Japanese porcelain wares are so diverse (everything from “Advertiques” to “Zig Zag and Diaper Patterns”), and since every once in a while, a “new” style is discovered, a definitive list as to which styles are “Nippon” does not exist. In any case, most collectors would agree that this high quality china ware, an early artifact of the global economy, merits enjoyment and protection, as does its rich history.

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Item ID: RL-0411

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