tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309002529200142109.post363808331902660567..comments2024-02-20T19:08:26.584-05:00Comments on Modern Japanese Pottery and Porcelain Marks (窯印): MEITO CHINAUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309002529200142109.post-8102665866396622822023-02-14T21:23:34.359-05:002023-02-14T21:23:34.359-05:00Thank you.Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309002529200142109.post-73462569932540799692023-02-06T00:09:55.265-05:002023-02-06T00:09:55.265-05:00Kotaro Yasukai studied under Gottfried Wagener (Wa...Kotaro Yasukai studied under Gottfried Wagener (Wagner) (1831-92), a German chemist, lived since 1868 to his death in Japan, Professor in Chemistry at the University in Tokyo. He was working a chief engineer at Nippon Toki (later Noritake) but he was fired and started Teikoku Tokisho with a ceramic exporter, Tomeshiro Terasawa in 1911. The company was a very competitive to Nippon Toki (Noritake), but a Typhoon damage that they got, they have to get some investment from some other source from Nagoya to change their name to Nagoya Seitosho (Meito). Even with the investment by adding a tunnel kiln factory, their business was badly effected by the WWII. Nagoya Seitosho (Meito), Narumi Plant was purchased by Sumitomo Industries in 1943. However, this Narumi plant started Narumi Seitosho (Narumi China) that has become competitive again to become No. 2 in China market in Japan. The remainder of Nagoya Seitosho (Meito) closed their door in 1969.<br />Extracted from (https://jp.mercari.com/item/m89589772763)<br />I do not think that last Meito is the same company as Meito (Nagoya Seitosho)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309002529200142109.post-45100519538940962002022-08-18T01:00:56.657-04:002022-08-18T01:00:56.657-04:00I have chinaware inherited from our old sugar mill...I have chinaware inherited from our old sugar mill. Researching on the brand names and saw some cups with “Meito” name. Will continue searching more about this brand. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309002529200142109.post-37418086597947992092022-07-30T17:28:36.524-04:002022-07-30T17:28:36.524-04:00I don’t. I have not researched this for a long tim...I don’t. I have not researched this for a long time. If I come up with something more I will post it here. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309002529200142109.post-4558909634732290712022-07-30T16:50:57.594-04:002022-07-30T16:50:57.594-04:00If the the Meito mark (明陶) isn't related to Me...If the the Meito mark (明陶) isn't related to Meito/Narumi do you know anything more about it?Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17435458628518561518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-309002529200142109.post-72413940021819163112021-04-09T04:00:53.349-04:002021-04-09T04:00:53.349-04:00I saw this "Meito" mark today on black v...I saw this "Meito" mark today on black vase in SoCal which looked a lot like this vase.Historyinhand.antiqueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505684069936056342noreply@blogger.com