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Most of the company’s early wares carried one of the various “Nippon” back stamps to indicate its country of origin when exported to Western markets. [5] Today, many collectors agree that the best examples of “Nippon-era” (1891–1921) hand painted porcelain carry a back stamp used by "Noritake" during the Nippon era. [citation needed]
Imari ware bowl, stormy seascape design in overglaze enamel, Edo period, 17th–18th century. Imari ware (Japanese: 伊万里焼, Hepburn: Imari-yaki) is a Western term for a brightly-coloured style of Arita ware (有田焼, Arita-yaki) Japanese export porcelain made in the area of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyūshū.
Much of the porcelain was also transfer-printed, or combined this and china painting by hand. [2] Grove characterizes the wares as "inspired by those of Rockingham, Spode and Worcester". [3] In later periods, the many branches of the family businesses maintained a similar position in the market, and followed design trends at a rather safe distance.
Most scholars date satsuma ware's appearance to the late sixteenth [1] or early seventeenth century. [2] In 1597–1598, at the conclusion of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's incursions into Korea, Korean potters, which at the time were highly regarded for their contributions to ceramics and the Korean ceramics industry, were captured and forcefully brought to Japan to kick-start Kyūshū's non-existent ...
In the western world, Asian seals were traditionally known by traders as chop marks or simply chops, a term adapted from the Hindi chapa and the Malay cap, [2] meaning stamp or rubber stamps. In Japan, seals, referred to as inkan ( 印鑑 ) or hanko ( 判子 ) , have historically been used to identify individuals involved in government and ...
Along with postmarks and research materials, the Museum has a fine collection of vintage post office memorabilia. Special collections of postmark slogans, such as the "Pray for Peace" postmark series are the highlights of the holdings. The museum is situated in Historic Lyme Village, just east of Bellevue, Ohio, on State Road 4, near Route 113 ...
The 1 yen note (1円券) was a denomination of Japanese yen in seven different series from 1872 to 1946 for use in commerce. These circulated with the 1 yen coin until 1914, and briefly again before the notes were suspended in 1958.
The upsurge in popularity of antiques and collectibles in the 1960s, however, increased interest in hand-coloured photographs. Since about 1970 there has been something of a revival of hand-colouring, as seen in the work of such artist-photographers as Robin Renee Hix, Elizabeth Lennard, Jan Saudek , Kathy Vargas , and Rita Dibert.