Nippon Morimura Fish Service — Platter, 4 Plates, Gravy Boat View Watchlist >
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Lot # D433
System ID # 27617039
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Nippon Morimura Fish Service — Platter, 4 Plates, Gravy Boat
A Japanese Nippon porcelain fish service by Morimura Brothers, hand painted with individualized freshwater fish scenes — trout, bass, perch, and pike — rendered in naturalistic aquatic settings with lily pads, water plants, and soft atmospheric washes. Each piece carries a cream ground with a coordinating Art Nouveau border of trailing yellow blossoms and green foliage, punctuated by a gold beaded rim line and gilded outer edge. The painting quality is consistent and fluid across all pieces, with each fish subject treated as a distinct tableau rather than a repeated motif.
The reverse bears a green M-in-Wreath / Hand Painted / Nippon backstamp — the mark of Morimura Brothers, the importing firm that founded the Noritake factory, used exclusively from 1911 to 1921. The gravy boat, an uncommon companion piece, survives with the set. Lot includes the large oval fish platter, four fish plates, and the gravy boat.
CONDITION Good. Gold finish shows wear and loss consistent with age and use, most visible at rim contact points across the plates and platter edge. No chips or cracks present on any piece.
DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS
- Tray: 2⅜" H × 23" L × 9½" W
- Plates (4): 8½" Diameter
- Gravy Boat: 3" H × 7" L × 4¼" W
- Piece Count: 6 total (1 tray, 4 plates, 1 gravy boat)
- Mark: M-in-Wreath, "Hand Painted Nippon" (green underglaze)
- Maker: Morimura Brothers (importer); early Noritake production
- Origin: Japan, Nippon Export Era, 1911–1921
- Technique: Hand painted porcelain, gilded borders
