Description
This little bowl does not look as old as it is, but it is a sample of early 20th century Japanese porcelain in the Noritake lineage. From a website on Japanese tableware: “The company was founded in 1908 as Nagoya Seito Sho by former Noritake engineer Kotero Asukai. Production bore the backstamp “Meito,” which means “fine sword” or”excellent sword.” The name is, no doubt, a nod to the company’s headquarters in
Nagoya, Japan, a city famed for its shrine of the sacred sword that is one of Japan’s
crown jewels. As other Noritake engineers and artists joined Asukai, Meito wares
came to closely resemble those of its competitor.”
Estimated to be 1920’s or 1930’s.
