After its defeat in world war ii japan was occupied by u s.
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From 1921 1941 wares from japan exported to the united states had to be marked japan or made in japan.
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The former signifies an item made no later than the 1920s and the latter typifies china made just before the war.
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Over the years we have produced several thousand different models many of which are eagerly sought out by devoted collectors.
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The word occupied always precedes japan for items dated 1945 through 1952.
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Hagen renaker was started in 1945.
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ã â â the output of porcelain in 1901 was valued at 6 935 176 yen of which 2 491 668 yen.
The porcelains manufactured by us are sold by the tajima co boston chicago yokohama kobe nagoya japan etc being well known under the name of nishiura yaki.
After the war exports were labled made in occupied japan.
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Ceramics made between 1945 and 1952 when occupation ended was typically stamped occupied japan or made in occupied japan possibly to reassure u s.
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Hidden within the kanji the characters on the bottom of the piece you will typically find the production region a specific kiln location a potter s name and sometimes a separate decorator s identity but at times only generic terms were recorded and tracking down.
Plates marked nippon or japan predate american occupation.
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Unless you re familiar with the japanese language identifying japanese pottery and porcelain marks can be a daunting task.