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In 1876 in the period just after the opening of the country, a young man took a trip to America on the Oceanic steamship. Since the opening of the country Japan had been struggling with the European and American powers over their unfair treaties. There was anxiety over the fact that huge amounts of money to support the national economy were going out of the country. In order to restore this imbalance then Japan had to do business abroad and one young man feeling this strongly in his heart crossed the ocean in order to do just that. The person who advocated this principle to the young 22 year old was Noritake’s founder, Baron Ichizaemon Morimura and the young man who embraced this ambition was actually his younger brother, Yutaka Morimura. The person who nurtured the two brothers' knowledge was none other than Yukichi Fukuzawa the founder of Keio Univ. They did it for the love of their fatherland not to mention that it was their dream. The history of Noritake started with the Morimura brothers establishing a trading company “Morimura-kumi” in Ginza in 1876 and then "Morimura Brothers" in Yutaka’s destination city, New York, in 1878, which they used to trade Japanese china, porcelain and dolls.

Not long after they created their own china factory they advanced into the world market as a fully fledged porcelain maker. Who would have thought at that time that the Noritake China brand would have grown into a world renowned Western tableware maker? It was a product made in a time when Japan as a nation was passionate about not losing to the American and European powers. Looking back at that, Noritake’s course through this turbulent period in history and its tableware that popped up in the lives of people throughout the world, then it comes to sound like a fairytale.

This label is on the back of all the dinnerware

Noritake china from 1933 that was unnamed by the company.  The design is a floral surrounded by beige scrolls and lavish use of gold.

	6 1/4" Noritake Bread and Butter Plate Price $6.50
	7 1/2" Noritake Dessert plate Price $6.50
	Berry Bowl 1" deep X 5 1/4 Price $6.50
	Noritake Soup Bowl 1" deep X 7 1/4 Price $6.50
Noritake Set for Four: This set contains 4 Soup Bowls 4 Berry Bowls 4 Bread & Butter Plates 4 Dessert Plates price $99.50