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MADE IN JAPAN
 
Made in Japan backstamps are generally dated between 1921 to 1941
but care most be taken to consider the ware, shape of ware, and enamels
in deriving an approximate dating to period pieces.
 
 
ISHI
 circa 1921-1941

MADE IN JAPAN
石 ISHI
大日本 DAI NIHON
 
 
MIKORI WARE
circa 1950s-1960s
MIKORI WARE
HAND PAINT
MADE IN
JAPAN 
 
 
R J E

R J E
MADE IN JAPAN
 
 
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1920 TRADE MARK
SHIBAKAWA & CO LTD 
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SS inside an igeta
(diamond symbol)		 1920 Advertisement for
SS Shibakawa & Co Ltd
Importers, Exporters,
General Merchants & Manufacturers
Exporters of Various Goods (see ad)
Importers of Various Goods (see ad)
Head Office:
10, Koraibashi San-Chome, Osaka
Branches:
Various Locations in Japan (see ad)
and New York, 331 Fourth Ave, NY.
The trade mark for Shibakawa is the initials SS inside a diamond symbol - the diamond symbol is called Igeta.

Export Trade Directory, Volume 7, Johnston Export Pub Co, 1922:
SHIBAKAWA & COMPANY, INC., 120 Broadway, New York.
A—Established 1916. Telephone: Rector 7878. Cable address: "Shibakawa, New York." Codes: ABC 5th Improved, W. U., Bentley's. New York Corporation. President, Watara Mimura; Secretary, H. L. Skinner. Also 6 Lloyds Ave., London, E. -C. 3. Own Houses: Shibakawa & Co., Ltd., Koralbashl IIlgashl-Ku, Osaka; Sanalcho Nibonbasbi-Ku, Tokio; Eitamachi, Kobe; Yamashita-Cho, Yokohama; Demmacho 6Chome Nishl-Ku, Nagoya; 5 Hangkao Road, Shanghai; 26 Kal Shein Road, Hangkao. Exports: Tin plates, steel plates and other steel material, machinery, chemicals, colors, dyestuffs, naval stores, paper. Imports: Silk goods, beans, manufactured cotton goods, crab meat, matches.
 
 
 
 
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c1921-1930s black stamp mark "AI" within horizontal diamond surrounded with "MADE IN JAPAN on outside and c1921-1930s red stamp mark Cherry Blossom with 元 inside a square and "HAND PAINTED" "MADE IN JAPAN" underneath.

The kanji character GEN, GAN, or MOTO  元

means origin or beginning.

The square could also be a kanji character KUCHI or GUCHI口 means mouth, entrance, gate, opening.

kuchimoto, guchimoto = 口元 

(n) the mouth / shape of the mouth / near an entrance

Center logo possibly a symbol for a company
 
   
       
 

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