Made In Japan Ceramics Marks

After 1921 a lot of countries marked them either japan or nippon.

Made in japan ceramics marks.

According to experts on 19th and 20th century japanese ceramics the. The name nippon was chosen for items coming from japan. Marks on export porcelain. Unless you re familiar with the japanese language identifying japanese pottery and porcelain marks can be a daunting task.

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. 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. Most were marked japan. Beginning in 1921 u s.

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

After that just the word japan was used again. Pre 1921 items were not marked made in japan. There seems to be no significance in color of the text as to age. They are all a little different either in color size or shape.