Retail Price: ¥52,140 "Premier Noritake" refers to works manufactured by the current Noritake Company Limited from around 1945 to 1960 after the war. Works with the painter's signature are the most artistic and craft-oriented pieces among pre-war Old Noritake and post-war Premier Noritake, regardless of market price. In Nippon Toki (Noritake), the Gigeika (Arts Department) within the Dojinkai (a social organization) served as a training institution for painters, with departments for Japanese painting, Western painting, and sculpture. It is believed that the painter's signature was only permitted for particularly outstanding painters. Although it is not a perfect, like-new item, how about using it as interior decoration for your room, or for flower arrangement or tea ceremony? Due to amateur storage, there are some cracks on the surface and back, and there is some dirt on the back. There are two holes in the base of the back, but these are from the manufacturing process. Back Stamp: Around 1954 - 1960 Dimensions: D: 21cm Import Country: America Country of Origin: Japan Material: Porcelain