Most Noritake marks are accompanied by the country of origin designation. After WWII, from 1948 to 1952, Noritake China was marked in slightly differing ways, the most common marks used included Occupied Japan or Made in Occupied Japan.

Is all Noritake hand painted?

The earliest dinnerware plates were mostly hand-painted, often with liberal applications of gold. By the early 1920s, Noritake introduced assembly line techniques which allowed for mass production of high quality, yet affordable dinnerware.