Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Nippon Tokusei-Japan Special Made


Nippon written right to left indicates pre- WWII 本日. Nippon written left to right indicates post-WWII  日本.

Pre-war


Post war

Pre war

Post war

Pre war


8 comments:

  1. I have an 18 piece blue cherry blossom on white tea set with the Nippon Tokusei markings, but Nippon is not written right to left nor left to right. The markings are written vertically. What does that mean in so far as dating goes? There are only 2 markings, the A and B looking marks, but not the fan looking one or other images. Also, only the cups are marked.

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    1. It sounds like a pre-war set but unless I see them I cannot confirm.

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  2. i have one with only an "import" stamp... could that be a copy?

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  3. I’m not sure what you mean, but nobody would make a copy of this kind of ware. There would be no financial advantage.

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  4. I just found a tea set with the last red rising stamp on them. It was a full set for $5. Interested to know more about where it came from, and if it is safe to use.

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    1. Probably from the Nagoya area. It’s probably safe to use occasionally, but there may be some lead in glazes on some designs.

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  5. I have gold marks on my set. How old are they?

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    1. Probably post war, if 日本特製 is written in this order left to right.

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