Nippon Moriage
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 UNUSUAL RARE MORIAGE GRASSHOPPERS GOLD VASE EWEROLD NORITAKE NIPPONMEIJI $2,800.00 Time Remaining: 6d 1h 36m Buy It Now for only: $2,800.00 |
 ANTIQUE UNMARKED LARGE NIPPON Cobalt Blue VASE W TONS OF MORIAGE AND GOLD $1,400.00 Time Remaining: 6d 1h 10m Buy It Now for only: $1,400.00 |
 PAIR OF NIPPON DRAGON VASES WITH HANDLES AND MORIAGE $700.00 (15 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 22h 20m |
 Nippon Violet and Gold Moriage Beaded Hand Painted Vase $699.95 Time Remaining: 27d 15h 51m Buy It Now for only: $699.95 |
 MONUMENTAL MORIAGE Floral Vase URN Japan Nippon 12 $549.99 Time Remaining: 20d 20h 56m Buy It Now for only: $549.99 |
 BEAUTIFUL Antique Vintage HAND PAINTED NIPPON BOWL MORIAGE FOOTED BOWL M MARK $495.00 Time Remaining: 5d 14h 41m Buy It Now for only: $495.00 |
 Vintage Art Nouveau unmarked Nippon 24k goldplated moriage pattern floral vase $466.83 Time Remaining: 26d 23h 29m Buy It Now for only: $466.83 |
 Exquisite Antique NIPPON Porcelain Moriage Covered Cracker Biscuit Cookie Jar $450.00 Time Remaining: 1d 49m Buy It Now for only: $450.00 |
 NIPPON Green maple leaf Gold Moriage handpainted nippon Vase gold beading nippon $400.00 Time Remaining: 12h 4m Buy It Now for only: $400.00 |
 HAND PAINTED NIPPON PORCELAIN ART NOUVEAU MORIAGE CHRYSANTHEMUM 7 VASE $341.00 Time Remaining: 22d 11h 43m Buy It Now for only: $341.00 |
 1968 Violet Gold Moriage handpainted nippon Chocolate pot Vase nippon unmarked $300.00 Time Remaining: 12h 12m Buy It Now for only: $300.00 |
 ANTIQUE NIPPON MORIAGE JEWELED LARGE BOWL CENTERPIECE $285.00 Time Remaining: 21d 14h Buy It Now for only: $285.00 |
 NIPPON MORIAGE 3 HANDLED GRAPE FLORAL VASE 8 TALL $299.99 Time Remaining: 15d 22h 5m Buy It Now for only: $299.99 |
 VTG HAND PAINTED NIPPON MORIAGE BOWL FRUIT BERRIES PODS LEAVES RAISED ENAMEL $295.00 Time Remaining: 28d 23h 27m Buy It Now for only: $295.00 |
 Vintage Nippon Moriage Swallow Vase Hand Painted NR $275.00 Time Remaining: 29d 2h 47m Buy It Now for only: $275.00 |
 Oriental porcelain nut dish bowl Nippon Mwreath moriage pine cones7 $240.00 Time Remaining: 21d 15m Buy It Now for only: $240.00 |
 Antique Vintage Nippon Moriage Flowers 2 Pc Footed Bowl Beading $225.00 Time Remaining: 18d 18h 25m Buy It Now for only: $225.00 |
 3 handled Nippon Porcelain Moriage floral vase $200.00 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 49m |
 Nippon Porcelain Moriage Jeweled floral vase with marking on bottom $200.00 Time Remaining: 2d 15h 8m |
 Hand Painted 10 inches Gold Moriage Beaded Bowl $200.00 Time Remaining: 8d 23h 34m Buy It Now for only: $200.00 |
 ANTIQUE NIPPON JAPAN HAND PAINTED JEWELED FLOWERS MORIAGE LFH JAPANESE VASE $200.00 Time Remaining: 22d 15h 3m Buy It Now for only: $200.00 |
 ANTIQUE NIPPON JAPAN HAND PAINTED SCENIC LANDSCAPE VASE MORIAGE HANDLES $200.00 Time Remaining: 22d 15h 6m Buy It Now for only: $200.00 |
 Nippon Matte Pastel Bird of Paradise Moriage Vase unsigned $200.00 Time Remaining: 5d 1h 2m Buy It Now for only: $200.00 |
 Antique Nippon Moriage Vase $199.99 Time Remaining: 18d 22h 20m Buy It Now for only: $199.99 |
 NIPPON MORIAGE BEER MUG HP RED POPPIES Dates c1891+ $180.00 Time Remaining: 9d 17h 13m Buy It Now for only: $180.00 |
 Vintage Nippon Moriage Scenic Robins Egg Blue 2 Hand Vase 9 Inch Beautiful $175.00 Time Remaining: 9d 23h 25m Buy It Now for only: $175.00 |
 Hand Painted Nippon Porcelain Vase Antique Blue Beaded Moriage Gilding M Wreath $149.99 Time Remaining: 27d 23h 50m Buy It Now for only: $149.99 |
 Art Nouveau Japanese Nagoya Potteries Nippon Moriage Pedestal Ewer Vase $148.00 Time Remaining: 29d 10h 59m Buy It Now for only: $148.00 |
 Nippon porcelain Moriage floral bowl decorated and painted on both sides $125.00 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 41m |
 Nippon Porcelain Moriage floral vase lattice work design Exquisite $125.00 Time Remaining: 2d 14h 59m |
 Vintage Nippon Porcelain Lamp Gold Gilded Moriage Hand Painted Scenic Dbl Handle $140.00 Time Remaining: 24d 17h 4m Buy It Now for only: $140.00 |
 Art Nouveau Japanese Nagoya Potteries Nippon Ruffled Rim Moriage Ewer Vase $138.00 Time Remaining: 29d 10h 59m Buy It Now for only: $138.00 |
 ARTS CRAFTS PORCELAIN VASE COBALT BLUE RAISED GOLD MORIAGE $99.00 Time Remaining: 27d 14h 39m Buy It Now for only: $99.00 |
 ANTIQUE NIPPON MORIMURA LOBED BOWL GILT MORIAGE FLOWERS $50.00 Time Remaining: 8d 12h 18m Buy It Now for only: $50.00 |
 ANTIQUE TEXTURED ENAMEL VASE 6 JAPAN MORIAGE GREEN NR $99.00 Time Remaining: 26d 23h 1m Buy It Now for only: $99.00 |
 Vintage Antique Nippon Signed Hand Painted Floral Moriage Vase Lovely $75.00 Time Remaining: 24d 22h 22m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
 Handpainted Morimura Noritake Nippon Japan Miniature Gilt Moriage Porcelain Vase $79.00 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 7m Buy It Now for only: $79.00 |
 NIPPON Hand Painted Moriage Porcelain Toothpick Holder Cup Morimura c1911 $79.00 Time Remaining: 6d 21h 18m Buy It Now for only: $79.00 |
 ANTIQUE NIPPON PORCELAIN BOWL OCTAGONAL GOLD BEADED MORIAGE CLOVER $63.71 Time Remaining: 19d 1h 30m Buy It Now for only: $63.71 |
 Vintage Nippon Moriage Scenic Cottage Octagon Vase 2 Handled Footed $75.00 Time Remaining: 9d 23h 36m Buy It Now for only: $75.00 |
 Vintage Gold Moriage Hand Painted Nippon Bowl Spoon $69.99 Time Remaining: 16d 22h 25m Buy It Now for only: $69.99 |
 Lovely Old Handpainted Slip Decorated Moriage Rose Bowl Dish Footed Lobed $52.50 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 26m Buy It Now for only: $52.50 |
 NIPPON Moriage hand painted Harbor Boat Scenic Plate Awesome $49.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 2d 23h 49m |
 ANTIQUE Nippon Porcelain Hand Painted Shallow Handled Bowl Dish Gold Moriage $39.99 Time Remaining: 21h 47m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 GORGEOUS VINTAGE NIPPON COBALT MORIAGE DISPLAY PLATE $49.99 Time Remaining: 11d 18h 30m Buy It Now for only: $49.99 |
 Hand Painted NIPPON Moriage Handled Bowl Scenic Trees River Green Mark $39.99 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 48m Buy It Now for only: $59.99 |
 Antique Nippon loving cup moriage handles hand painted Morimura Brothers $39.99 Time Remaining: 4d 12h 45m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 Vintage Hand Painted Nippon Shofu Porcelain Moriage Flying Snow Geese Cup Saucer $39.99 Time Remaining: 23d 20h 54m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 NIPPON VINTAGE NAGOYA SEITO 1890 1921 SMALL PLATE MORIAGE BEAUTIFUL $34.99 Time Remaining: 6d 17h 16m Buy It Now for only: $34.99 |
 NIPPON CONDIMENT RING PIN TRAY SMALL BOWL SWEET Anemone FLOWER JEWELS MORIAGE $39.99 Time Remaining: 10d 20h 53m Buy It Now for only: $39.99 |
 Handpainted RC Nippon Moriage Gold Beaded Pink Green Floral Handled Dish VGC $45.60 Time Remaining: 12d 21h 6m Buy It Now for only: $45.60 |
 GREAT PAIR ANTIQUE JAPANESE NIPPON IMPERIAL HAND PAINTED MORIAGE VASES NR $31.00 (7 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 22h 23m |
 Vintage Moriage Hand Painted Nippon Plate Creamer $42.99 Time Remaining: 16d 22h 25m Buy It Now for only: $42.99 |
 Nippon Bowl with Green Wreath and M on the Bottom Moriage Flawless RARE $31.77 Time Remaining: 17h 8m Buy It Now for only: $31.77 |
 Enameled Bowl Winter Crow or Raven Censer Sugar Moriage Unmarked Nippon $30.00 Time Remaining: 4d 22h 41m |
 Violet Gold Moriage handpainted nippon Melon Salt Pepper Shakers nippon unmarked $30.00 Time Remaining: 18h 52m Buy It Now for only: $30.00 |
 IRIS FLOWERS MORIAGE CORONATION WARE NIPPON Art Pottery Wall Plate 85 $25.00 Time Remaining: 22d 8h 27m Buy It Now for only: $25.00 |
 Nippon Moriage Hand Painted Porcelain Sugar Creamer Set Morimura Stamp 1900s $24.00 Time Remaining: 2d 22h 44m |
 Vintage Moriage Hand Painted Porcelain Nippon Hair Receiver Gold Gilt Footed $27.95 Time Remaining: 5d 19h 16m Buy It Now for only: $27.95 |
 NIPPON HAIR RECEIVER GOLD MORIAGE ART POTTERY $23.99 Time Remaining: 20d 4h 17m Buy It Now for only: $23.99 |
 Antique Nippon 1910 Morimura Bros Gold Beaded Moriage Floral Creamer $24.99 Time Remaining: 23d 19h 55m Buy It Now for only: $24.99 |
 Nippon Moriage Strawberry Hand Painted Plate Vintage in Excellent Condition $19.95 Time Remaining: 1d 23h 28m Buy It Now for only: $19.95 |
 Vinatge Japan Nippon Moriage Ashtray Geisha $19.99 Time Remaining: 8d 18h 25m Buy It Now for only: $19.99 |
 Vintage NIPPON Cobalt Blue Geisha Match Holder Safe Wall Pocket Moriage Gilt $21.99 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 38m Buy It Now for only: $21.99 |
 Antique Nippon Handpainted Signed Cream or Milk Moriage Beading 3 Leg NR $9.99 Time Remaining: 23h 49m |
 Vintage Antique Japan Hair Reciever Dresser Dish Hand Painted Flower Moriage $9.90 Time Remaining: 24d 22h 22m Buy It Now for only: $9.90 |
 NIPPON MORIAGE THREE HANDLED PALE Green Vase WITH GOLD EMBELLISHMENTS $9.99 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 41m Buy It Now for only: $49.00 |
 Nippon Dowsie Moriage Dresser Jar Covered Jar $9.95 Time Remaining: 4d 22h 18m |
 NIPPON MORIAGE HAND PAINTED FOOTED PIN DRESSER DISH $5.99 Time Remaining: 21d 10h 9m Buy It Now for only: $5.99 |
 BEAUTIFUL NIPPON MORIAGE VASE VERY ORNATE GOLD MORIAGE MAPLE LEAF STAMP $1,500.00 Time Remaining: 19d 11h 20m Buy It Now for only: $1,500.00 |
 ANTIQUE HAND PAINTED HEAVY GOLD BEADED NIPPON BOWL MORIAGE RED GILT MAPLE LEAF $535.00 Time Remaining: 28d 1h 10m Buy It Now for only: $535.00 |
 ANTIQUE NIPPON FTD ORNATE MORIAGE CRACKER BISCUIT $499.99 Time Remaining: 21d 12h 26m Buy It Now for only: $499.99 |
 1911 Nippon Moriage Hand Painted Porcelain Sugar Creamer Set Morimura Stamp $425.00 Time Remaining: 24d 22h 31m Buy It Now for only: $425.00 |
 Antique Pre Nippon Biscuit Craket Jar H P Roses Moriage $349.00 Time Remaining: 9d 7h 24m Buy It Now for only: $349.00 |
 Vintage Ornate Moriage Nippon Vase Made in Japan $345.00 Time Remaining: 22d 21h 21m Buy It Now for only: $345.00 |
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Nippon Porcelain
Antique Nippon porcelain, as this china was called during the period from the 1890's through the early 1920's, denoted country of origin rather than products from a specific manufacturer. Nippon is the anglicized word for Japan or "land of the rising sun". Only in the 1860's did Japan open trade with the West.
Thanks to McKinley Tariff Act of 1891 in The United States, Japanese porcelain produced for export was required to label its origin in Phoenician lettering. After the early 1920's, the more-English "Made in Japan" began to appear, mandated by The United States requirement of "Japan" instead of "Nippon" for the sake of clarity for American readers. Thus, the beginning and ending of the "Nippon" period.
Nippon china was produced for Western consumption, often copying the styles and design of European porcelain makers, such as Haviland and Ambrosius Lamm. In fact, due to the often extravagant detail and coloring, the Japanese were not very fond of these items at home.
Production of fine porcelain was not new to the Japanese at the time Nippon cam into existence. Earlier works were simpler and less "busy", having more white space on the surfaces.
Nevertheless, high quality at a generally lower price than from Europe made Nippon porcelain extremely popular in Great Britain and The United States in the late Nineteenth Century.
Genuine antique Nippon porcelain is nearly always hand painted and ornate in decoration. Most are exquisitely delicate - in many cases thin enough to be translucent.
A special hand-painting effect was moriage - the use of liquefied clay prior to firing that provided are raised outlining effect to the final product. Many items such as pitchers and vases have beaded moriage raised outline that create a striking effect of both color and texture. Because this process takes so long and is so labor-intensive, the technique is seldom present in imitations, and thus is an indicator of true Nippon porcelain.
Many antique Nippon china pieces are trimmed with 24 karat gold. The process used in those days, however, did not bind the gold well to the porcelain, so pieces that have not worn off a significant portion of the gold are highly valued.
Patterns on real Nippon porcelain include cloisonne, geishas, phoenixes in blue glaze, dragons, and Coralene.
Real Nippon includes dinnerware, figurines, and even porcelain dolls in addition to vases and pitchers.
Imitation Nippon, by contrast, will more often be heavier, thicker, and more like pottery. (The genuine Nippon relief-molded pieces are an exception.) Imitators would label their works "Nippon" long after the early 1920's due to the popularity of the term.
Because there were so many producers of Nippon porcelain during its reign, there are more than a hundred markings that can be found.
The green crown shield displaying the letters N P S K is one of the early Nippon marks from circa 1890. The green seal Morimura pieces stem from the first decade of The Twentieth Century.
The "M Wreath" mark from Morimura Brothers is a popular one, and is associated with the eventual rise of Noritake porcelain in later years.
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