Antiques in Alabama - Moriage Nippon Vases
Phone: 256-797-5640
Contact: Marcia Arnold
The vases to the right are some examples of Moriage Nippon vases from E. Earl's Antiques in Marion.
I was admiring them and noted that I thought I had seen some on the Antique Road Show. However, I did not know what they were or anything about them. Ms. E. brought them out on the counter. I now have a new love! These are examples of the use of Moriage to enhance hand painted flowers.
This is a brief history of Nippon according to the website of the International Nippon Collector's Club http://www.nipponcollectorsclub.com/
"The Nippon era began in 1891 when the Japanese porcelain was clearly marked "Nippon" due to the McKinley Tariff Act. This act required that all porcelain be marked with the country of origin. ("Nippon" literally translates to "Japan".) This porcelain was made specifically to be exported to the west with designs and patterns that suited American's tastes. At that time, Japan had a thriving porcelain industry using methods used in Europe and the United States.
The Japanese items were less expensive than pieces coming from Europe and became very popular in the U.S. The porcelain was sold in gift shops, dime stores, fairs and even at the local grocery. Nippon items were also sold by Montgomery Ward, Sears & Roebuck, mail order houses and other department stores.
In1921 the United States government changed its position and required that Japanese imports no longer be marked "Nippon", but with "Japan". This marks the end of the Nippon era."
According to Flo Dove, the term moriage refers to raised slip decorations applied to a piece of porcelain or pottery. Slip is the special thick liquid clay from which porcelain and pottery is made. There are several types of applied slip decorations. In one, a pattern is drawn or transferred into a porcelain or pottery base and the slip is applied by hand in layers (a technique called 'slip trailing'), much as a baker would apply frosting in decorating a cake. In another technique, liquid slip is poured into a shallow pattern mold and allowed to partially dry. The formed decoration is then removed from the mold and attached to the base of the piece with a bit of slip to act as glue. There is also a third technique where a thin flat slab of clay is allowed to set up partially, is hand rolled and/or carved by the artist into a decoration, and is applied to the moist body of the ware. And finally there are pieces that have no applied decorations at all but made from a mold that incorporates a raised design."
I am a total novice - I would love to read and share facts about Moriage Nippon! I do know that it must be be seen to be appreciated! Antique Trail Members, send me photographs of your pieces to add to this article. Share with us on "What is this" the details of your particular piece. You may share the price too! Some one else may have a "new love"!
I was admiring them and noted that I thought I had seen some on the Antique Road Show. However, I did not know what they were or anything about them. Ms. E. brought them out on the counter. I now have a new love! These are examples of the use of Moriage to enhance hand painted flowers.
This is a brief history of Nippon according to the website of the International Nippon Collector's Club http://www.nipponcollectorsclub.com/
"The Nippon era began in 1891 when the Japanese porcelain was clearly marked "Nippon" due to the McKinley Tariff Act. This act required that all porcelain be marked with the country of origin. ("Nippon" literally translates to "Japan".) This porcelain was made specifically to be exported to the west with designs and patterns that suited American's tastes. At that time, Japan had a thriving porcelain industry using methods used in Europe and the United States.
The Japanese items were less expensive than pieces coming from Europe and became very popular in the U.S. The porcelain was sold in gift shops, dime stores, fairs and even at the local grocery. Nippon items were also sold by Montgomery Ward, Sears & Roebuck, mail order houses and other department stores.
In1921 the United States government changed its position and required that Japanese imports no longer be marked "Nippon", but with "Japan". This marks the end of the Nippon era."
According to Flo Dove, the term moriage refers to raised slip decorations applied to a piece of porcelain or pottery. Slip is the special thick liquid clay from which porcelain and pottery is made. There are several types of applied slip decorations. In one, a pattern is drawn or transferred into a porcelain or pottery base and the slip is applied by hand in layers (a technique called 'slip trailing'), much as a baker would apply frosting in decorating a cake. In another technique, liquid slip is poured into a shallow pattern mold and allowed to partially dry. The formed decoration is then removed from the mold and attached to the base of the piece with a bit of slip to act as glue. There is also a third technique where a thin flat slab of clay is allowed to set up partially, is hand rolled and/or carved by the artist into a decoration, and is applied to the moist body of the ware. And finally there are pieces that have no applied decorations at all but made from a mold that incorporates a raised design."
I am a total novice - I would love to read and share facts about Moriage Nippon! I do know that it must be be seen to be appreciated! Antique Trail Members, send me photographs of your pieces to add to this article. Share with us on "What is this" the details of your particular piece. You may share the price too! Some one else may have a "new love"!
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