Dessert / Salad Plates: Noritake Morimura, Lusterware, Hand-Painted, Set of 5, Antique Japan, 1910s

Peach-gold iridescence. Soft florals caught in a warm light. Five plates that have held their glow for over a hundred years.

• Maker: Noritake Morimura (N2894, M-in-wreath backstamp)
• Pattern: Hand-painted florals on peach iridescent lusterware
• Pieces: Set of 5 dessert/salad plates
• Size: Approx. 7½" diameter
• Material: Porcelain, lusterware glaze
• Origin: Japan
• Era: Antique, c. 1910s–1921 (early Morimura/Noritake export era)
• Condition: Very good antique; slight variations natural to hand-painting

Use them for dessert when the table calls for something special, display them on a ledge or wall where the light can reach them, or tuck one into a gift for someone who appreciates things that are genuinely old and genuinely lovely.

The Morimura name precedes Noritake — it was the New York import house founded by Morimura Brothers that first brought Japanese porcelain to American tables in the late 19th century. These plates carry the early M-in-wreath backstamp (N2894), placing them in the Morimura-to-Noritake transition era: hand-painted, lusterware-glazed, and made with the care of artisans who understood that a plate could be a beautiful object in itself.

Browse our shop for more antique Noritake and Japanese lusterware to round out your collection.