Narumi China began as Imperial Seito in 1911. It built its first factory in Narumi, Nagoya in 1938. In 1946 it began making western tableware. The Narumi China Corporation was established in 1950. The first bone china was exported to the USA in 1965. *See Meito. Narumi acquired Meito in the 1940's. http://www.narumi.co.jp/en/tableware/about_narumi.html |
Tea cup set Narumi China |
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
NARUMI CHINA of Nagoya. (鳴海製陶)
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Have you found out more about Narumi China?
ReplyDeleteI do not have any more additional pieces so I have not done further research on Narumi. Send me information on pieces you have questions about and I can see what I can find out.
ReplyDeleteHI there , I hope the site is still up and going, i have a question, I have the mark that you have listed for "Occupied Japan marks" the very first one, But mine does not have the wording "Occupied Japan" just has the Red backstamp just like the first one, and i think a something else under it , but i need to look and find out, so when do you think that mind was made? with kind regards from jenn
ReplyDeleteWith out seeing the mark it is hart to be certain. It may have been just after the occupation ended or just before the MIOJ was clearly established as a law. Best bet, 1947-1954.
DeleteDo you know anything about Seito Studio? I read it was early Narami.
ReplyDeleteI know Narumi was associated with another brand. I can’t remember now. I have not looked into Narumi for some time.
DeleteHere is a link to the history. You can use google translate.
https://www.narumi.co.jp/philosophy/
I found this
Deletehttps://www.fromjapan.co.jp/en/auction/yahoo/input/m383901510/