Description: The largest item in this group is a 7" long curved handled decorative dish. Brown trim on the rim with a red bird on a branch painted in the center. Second piece is a 3.5" high double handled small jug. Painted with ships at sunset. Third piece is a 1.25" x 5.5" candy dish. Depicts a calm scene of a path leading toward a small house which is surrounded by trees. There are also two matching cups and saucers with a seascape and sailboats.

History: Nippon porcelain refers to vases, teapots, wall plaques, humidors, and other ceramic objects stamped with the word Nippon on their bases. The practice began in 1891 in response to the U.S. McKinley Tariff Act, which forbade the import of items that weren’t “plainly marked, stamped, branded, or labeled in legible English words.” Nippon is the English spelling of a pronunciation of what Americans call Japan, but in 1921, the word was ruled Japanese in origin, so Nippon was no longer accepted by U.S. Customs Agents. From then on, imported Japanese china was stamped Japan. Today, Nippon-marked porcelain tends to have a higher value than pieces marked Japan, which means collectors should be wary—demand for Nippon porcelain has created a market for pieces with fake transfer-based marks.

Provenance: N/A

Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 2 | Height(in) = 10 | Width(in) = 12 | Depth(in) = 10

Size of Artwork(in): 7 x 4.75" largest

Artist Name: Nippon

Medium: Hard Paste

Circa: Circa 1920

Most pieces are in very good condition. Tea cups have small amount of paint loss on rims.