Noritake is a Japanese porcelain manufacturer that has been producing high-quality ceramics for over 100 years. The origins of Noritake can be traced back to a trading company that was originally established by the Morimura Brothers in New York in 1876. This company imported chinaware, curios, paper lanterns and other gift items. In 1904, the forerunner of the Noritake Company was established in the village of Noritake, a small suburb near Nagoya, Japan, which was already a center of ceramic production in Japan. The founders of Noritake sought to create porcelain that was both beautiful and functional, incorporating the traditional Japanese aesthetic with modern manufacturing techniques.
The earliest Noritake dinner plates were mostly hand-painted, often with liberal applications of gold. By the early 1920's, Noritake introduced assembly line techniques which allowed for mass production of high quality, yet affordable dinnerware. In the ensuing decades, Noritake continued to more...
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