1910–1911
Morimura Bros Hand Nippon
painted · porcelain · Japan
Morimura Bros Hand Painted Nippon mark.
Pottery & porcelain
Noritake marks
On porcelain from Japan, Noritake marks carry “Contemporary FINE CHINA by Noritake PHILIPPINES”. The mark period is 1976.
- Country
- Japan
- Products
- porcelain
- Marks
- 32
Dated marks & timeline
32 marks
From 1934
NORITAKE AZALEA PATT. HANDPAINTED
porcelain · Japan
Azalea pattern, made on special order for the Larkin Co.
c. 1940–1949
Noritake Maruki Japan late 1940s .
This Maruki Japan mark dates to the late 1940s.
porcelain · Japan
From 1975
Noritake STONEWARE OVEN SAFE DETERGENT SAFE MICROWAVE OVEN SAFE MADE IN JAPAN
stoneware · Japan
Noritake Oven Safe, Detergent Safe, Microwave Oven Safe, Made in mark used .
From 1976
Contemporary FINE CHINA by Noritake PHILIPPINES
porcelain · Japan
mark of the Noritake factory used .
From 1988
Noritake Primachina DETERGENT SAFE MICROWAVE & OVEN SAFE JAPAN
porcelain · Japan
Noritake Primachina Detergent Safe Microwave & Oven Safe mark used .
Marks 25–32
From 1989
Noritake Gala Cuisine JAPAN
porcelain · Japan
Noritake Gala Cuisine Freezer to Oven to Table Microwave Safe Dishwasher Safe mark used .
From 1995
Homecraft by Noritake MICROWAVE OVEN AND DISHWASHER SAFE
porcelain · Japan
Noritake Homecraft Microwave Oven and Dishwasher Safe mark used .
From 1999
Casual Gourmet Noritake FREEZER TO OVEN TO TABLE MICROWAVE AND DISHWASHER SAFE
porcelain · Japan
Undated
SEDAN M HANDPAINTED NIPPON
Sedan mark registered in 1912; Sedan was Noritake’s first export dinner service.
painted · porcelain · Japan
Undated
Noritake MADE IN JAPAN
Komaru-symbol mark registered in London in 1908; this is a registration date.
blue · porcelain · Japan
Undated
NORITAKE M JAPAN
The M Japan mark was registered in 1933; no use interval is stated.
porcelain · Japan
Noritake M mark registered in 1933.
About Noritake
Ichizaemon Morimura VI and Toyo Morimura founded Morimura Brothers in New York in 1876, importing chinaware and gift goods. The company developed ceramic designs in the 1890s. Nippon Toki Kaisha established a factory at Noritake near Nagoya in 1904 to make Western-style export dinnerware. The Sedan dinner service was ready in 1914. Assembly lines followed in the 1920s. The Japanese parent company adopted the Noritake Co. Ltd. name in 1981.
Morimura Brothers began trading in New York in 1876. Nippon Toki Kaisha established a factory at Noritake near Nagoya in 1904 to produce western-style export dinnerware. Its first western dinner set, Sedan, was ready in 1914. Assembly-line production expanded in the 1920s. The Japanese parent adopted the name Noritake Co., Limited in 1981. Morimura Brothers began trading in New York in 1876 under Ichizaemon Morimura VI and his brother Toyo.
Nippon Toki Kaisha established the Noritake factory near Nagoya in 1904 to make Western-style export dinnerware. The Japanese parent adopted the Noritake Co Ltd name in 1981.