History
Noritake Co., Limited, commonly known as "Noritake," grew out of a trading company established in Tokyo and in New York City by the Morimura Brothers in 1876.
For more than a century, this multinational “Kaisha” has engaged in prosperous partnerships, developments, spin-offs and mergers, so that many companies have come under the umbrella of the Nippon Toki Kaisha, Ltd Most of the company’s early wares carried one of the various “Nippon” back stamps to indicate its country of origin when exported to Western markets Today, most collectors agree that the best examples of “Nippon-era” (1891-1921) hand painted porcelain carry a back stamp used by "Noritake" during the Nippon era.
Although consumers and collectors alike have called these wares, "Noritake" (and/or simply, "Nippon") since the late 1920s, the Japanese parent company did not officially change its name to the Noritake Co., Limited until 1981 Evidently, since Noritake is the name of a place, the company was initially prohibited from registering the name as a trade name In 1981, because of the company's outstanding reputation as a producer of high quality products for more than 75 years officials finally granted the company permission to register the name "Noritake."
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