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Lot 115 · Porcelain · ⌀ 31 cm陶磁器
PORCELAIN SERVING DISH “MATSUYA TOKUSEN”
Estimate
14 000 – 20 000 ₽
- Manufacturer
Nippon Toki Kaisha (later Noritake).
- Period
1910s–1920s (Taisho / late Meiji).
- Material / technique
Porcelain; overglaze geometric ornament, enamel painting, gilding.
- Dimensions
Diameter — 31 cm.
- Description
A large ceremonial serving dish with refined decoration combining strict geometry with traditional chrysanthemum buds. The piece was made to an exclusive commission for the elite Tokyo department store Matsuya.
- Marks
On the reverse, the factory’s internal mark (the abbreviation RC (Royal Crockery) with the inscriptions Noritake and Nippon Toki Kaisha). Below are a “Design registration application” stamp and the character mark of the special order, “Matsuya Tokusen” (松屋特選).