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In the history of Japanese porcelain marks, "Nippon mark" is a term drawn from a relatively short period in the long history of Japan and Japanese pottery. It refers to the period roughly between 1890 and 1920. This was the time when America started requiring that such goods be marked with the country of origin and Japan began exporting its porcelain in a large way to the west - hence term "Nippon" in the Phoenician alphabet. In 1922, The United States began requiring the term "Japan" instead of the term "Nippon". However, other countries made no such demand, and "Nippon" appears on many products after that date.
For more on the history of Nippon porcelain, click here.
To see a more complete listing of porcelain marking, go to:
Porcelain Marks.
Many of the marks shown on this page come from the excellent and much more detailed work by Jan-Erik Nilsson at
http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/index_jap_marks.htm .
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