Noritake Wall Pocket

Q:  This Japanese wall vase was given to my mother as a wedding gift in 1926. It’s 9 inches high. I’ll be giving it to my daughter and would like her to know the history. Can you give me any information?  A:  This is a Noritake wall pocket. Noritake was made after 1904 by Nippon […]

Noritake

Today’s Noritake Company, originally named Nippon Toki Kaisha Ltd., was started in 1904 by the Morimura Brothers, who in 1876 had founded a company that exported Japanese products. They wanted to make porcelain dinnerware in designs and sizes that would appeal to the American market. Dishes made in Japan at the time were not the […]