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Porcelain Flowers

January 11th, 2009

Angie

Porcelain Flowers

Corelle Simple Lines Square 16-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 4

$49.99

Corelle Square dinnerware features sleek, squared shapes with rounded corners and flared rims which fuse seamlessly with the traditional rounded centers. The result is a totally fresh, yet timeless look-versatile enough for every day dining as well as for entertaining. We are so confident that your Corelle Square dinnerware won’t let you down that we backed it with a 3 year limited break and chip …

Primula PTA-4009 Flowering Tea Set with 40-Ounce Pot, 6 Flowering Teas, and Loose-Tea Variety Pack

$29.98

Primula Flowering Tea Set includes a 40-Ounce Glass Teapot, 6 Flowering teas and a Loose Tea Variety Pack. The tea pot is made of handblown, borosillicate glass, ideal for preparing flowering tea. Primula Flowering Teas are hand sewn by artisans in China. The finest AA Grade green tea leaves are wrapped around all natural flowers to create an encapsulated pod. Simply place the tea pod in the botto…

Corelle Kobe Square 16-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service of 4

$58.99

Whetstoneâ”¢ Survivor Fire Starter Survival Knife set – Donâ?TMt be caught hiking, camping or in the outdoors without this amazing Survival Knife Set! The Whetstone Cutlery Survivor is a must for the confident outdoorsmen. The resilient stainless steel construction of these survival knives (large and small) are complimented by their sharp double edged blades which feature a resilient black co…

Noritake Porcelain

The predecessor to the Noritake porcelain line, Morimura-kumi, was established in 1876, in Ginza, a suburb of Tokyo, Japan. Thus, a long and illustrious history began for the famed maker of some of the world’s most remarkable china. With the founding of a trading house, Morimura Brothers in New York City two years later, trade between Japan and the United States was born. This imported goods store was the first of its kind to bring the United States fine imported porcelain from Japan.

After a visit to the Paris Expo in the late 1800s, the Morimura brothers became captivated by Western tableware which featured white porcelain with a design. By 1904, the brothers opened a factory called Nippon Toki Gomei Kaisha in a tiny village near Nagoya called Noritake. From this location, a vast array of Noritake china would emerge, with each era of the Noritake porcelain branded in its own unique way.

In its early years, Noritake porcelain had a decidedly Art Nouveau flair complete with flowing curves, colorful trees, and blossoming flowers. The European patterns popular at that period of time were also made at the Noritake china factory. Catering to the upper classes, Noritake porcelain was made into chocolate pots, candy holders, sugar bowls, and coffee and tea pots, and other fancy pieces of Noritake china that were used by hotels, restaurants, the Imperial Household Ministry as well as the naval department.

World War I signaled the close of the Art Nouveau era of high class ornaments for Noritake porcelain. The company sought to embrace the advantages of industrialization and mass production while closing the chapter on the hand painted pieces of the Fancy Line of Noritake china. They applied techniques in assembly line production to the Noritake porcelain factory in order to supply enough Noritake china to satisfy the exporters demands. By 1914, the company was able to export its first Noritake tableware. Within just thirteen years, Noritake dinnerware sets comprised more than 50% of their exports, outselling the Fancy Line of Noritake porcelain.

Just because the Noritake Fancy Line was not hand painted does not mean that the company did not make porcelain in that style any longer. On the contrary, Noritake used its assembly line production system to make a type of upper class decorative ornaments, complete with the vibrant and bright colors of the Art Deco style that first caught the eye of designers at the 1925 Industrial Decoration Expo in Paris. All but forgotten by many, this style of Noritake porcelain has recently enjoyed renewed attention and interest by collectors worldwide because of its bold and vibrant colors.

There have been many stamps used by Noritake porcelain to mark its china. Perhaps one of the more famous marks is the word, Nippon, as it is often mistakenly associated only with Noritake china. It is, in fact, a word that denotes Japan as the country of manufacture, and nothing more. Coupled with the distinguished Noritake porcelain wreath, however, the capital letter M or N, signal a Noritake porcelain piece.

what kind of paint should i use for this project?

hi!i have a plain white bathroom soap dispenser, and toothbrush holder from walmart, i beileve theyre porcelain, anyways…i moved and i wanted to do my bathroom different and i was planning on painting little flowers and bees on to these items, but i was wanting to ask…what kind of paint should i use?and does anyone have a brand name so its easier to find?thanks for ur time, and ur help.its appreciated.goodluck!

Acrylic Paint would probably do you just fine. Wal-Mart carries it in their crafts section, look for Folk Art or Apple Barrel. Since you are using it in your bathroom, you might want to invest in some type of sealer as well.