Description: Hand painted Nippon dessert set. A 14" long serving tray and six 6.25"D dessert plates. A white background with a pale yellow edge and gilt accents of vines and flowers. Mark on bottom is a leaf with Hand Painted written beside it and the words MADE IN JAPAN stamped in blue.


History: Japanese potters of the Nippon era, including those working at the company that became Noritake, were trained in European styles and successfully imitated the work of Limoges, Belleek, and R.S. Prussia. These pieces, meant to be sold to the United States, were hand-painted in an elaborate manner that didn’t appeal to the spartan Japanese tastes of the day. Imagery on Nippon porcelains ranged from animals such as owls, horses, and dogs to elaborate splays of flowers, some rendered in a technique called coralene. Another unique application was moriage, in which clay was applied to a piece like icing on a cake, before being glazed or gilded.

Provenance: Lorber Estate, Palm Beach, FL


Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 3.75 | Height(in) = 8 | Width(in) = 18 | Depth(in) = 8

Size of Artwork(in): 14 x 6.25 x .5" tray


Artist Name: Japan


Medium: Porcelain


Circa: Circa 1950

Good condition. No cracks or chips. There is a small portion of gilt faded by use around inside rim on plates