Description
Nippon Hand Painted Bud Vase 4 & 1/5 Inches tall. Gold trim with Blue and floral accents. These are often used as Hat Pin Holders also. Beautiful raised gold trim. Chip is on top edge of one scallop. Marked "M" (standing for Morimura" inside Wreath, crowned by "Hand Painted" & below Nippon. According to my research, the Morimura Bros, which would later become the Noritake Co, started importing these into the US in 1911. It appears to be an original mark as the wreath is open at the top and there is a stem on the 3 leaved figure (clover) at the base of the wreath. All lines are solid and distinct.