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A pagoda rises through mist. A willow trails its fingers toward still water. Five plates, each one a hand-painted world.
Maker: Noritake, Chikaramachi (CHK7)
Pattern: Hand-painted pagoda and garden scene, chinoiserie style
Pieces: Set of 5 dessert/salad plates
Size: Approx. 7½" diameter
Material: Porcelain
Origin: Japan
Era: Vintage, c. 1920s–1930s (early Noritake export period)
Condition: Very good vintage; minor variations natural to hand-painting
Five plates in the set, each 7½" across — right at home under a slice of cake, styled on a wall, or layered into a collected tablescape. A thoughtful gift for the lover of Japanese art, travel, or the simply beautiful and rare.
Noritake's Chikaramachi line — marked CHK7 — was produced during their early export era, when Japanese artisans painted each piece individually before it left the factory. The result is the quiet variation that only handwork can produce: no two plates are perfectly identical, and that is precisely the point. The chinoiserie tradition they drew from was centuries old, and Noritake interpreted it with an elegance that still reads beautifully today.
Browse our shop for more Noritake and vintage Japanese porcelain to round out your collection.
