WE SHIP! The AEAA is proud to present this stunning pair of original hand painted pre-1921 Morimura Brothers Nippon items. They include (2) Pre-1921 HP Morimura pieces including a heavy enamel flattened ovoid milk pitcher with a lovely country woods, village and lake scene. The shaker is a special handled Talcum powder form, with a hexagonal paneled tapered design, a hand-painted Prunus band and exceptional gilt beading. Please regard to (19) top openings, denoting a talcum shaker. Both carry the proper pre 1921, green & blue under-glaze M-in-Wreath Hand Painted Morimura Bros stamps (Van Patten #47), and each is in wonderful condition. The total weight is 1# 6 oz., and the milk measures 5.5 x 3.5 x 5 inches tall. These fine heirlooms are from the living estate of Ailene & Buddy Ford, respected, longtime dealers of valuable antiques. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. In 1876, Ichizaemon Morimura VI and his brother Toyo founded Morimura Gumi at Ginza 4-chome, Tokyo. It was a trading company dedicated to exporting traditional Japanese products, as Ichizaemon Morimura VI had been a visionary and supporter of modernization for Japan. On March 10, Toyo sailed from Yokohama for America. In November, Toyo, Sato Momotaro and Date Chushichi established the retail store Hinode Shokai in a partnership at 6th Street, New York. Within the year Yutaka had opened a Morimura Bros. retail store in New York. From this earliest period, Morimura sought to adapt quality Japanese art and skilled craft to the needs, designs and market appeal of the American consumer. Morimura did not produce products during this period but exported the creations of others. In 1890, the McKinley Tariff Act was passed by Congress that required imports to the United States to be marked with their country of origin. Nippon was commonly used to identify Japan in part because it is a Japanese word for the country. Nippon signifies only the country of origin and implies no other information. Early Morimura imports would not have been marked, as would any other imports from Japan. From 1878 to 1884 the Morimura brothers operated a china decorating facility of their own, but not a pottery. In Noritake Collectibles, Lou Ann Donahue reports that from 1884 until 1890 Morimura Bros. brought together & utilized decorating factories all over Japan, and in 1891, the Morimura Bros. joined a number of these other Japanese firms, and began potting & selling hand painted Nippon porcelain for 30 years.

XA - P90 & P272 - both in exceptional condition