Mine says "Made in occupied Japan". Any ideas? I found this in my house 20 years after I bought it. It was left by the previous owners. I'd love if it was worth something.
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The marks on the back of your china were made after WWII. This series of china was made from 1948 to 1952. This is when Noritake started to mark their china with the label to include make in occupied Japan. Your china piece you have found is made at this time and it was the only china from Japan to be marked in such a way. Please read this article about the value and history of the china piece you have found. The exact value of one piece of china is hard to determine and it would depend on if another person was looking for the exact same piece to replace a piece in their set with. Here is the article to help you understand the value of the china. The year your china was made they did not maintain the same quality that they did before the war and after Japan was occupied. www.invaluable.com/
It is a bit blurry on my old screen. I think it is the Hibiscus pattern. You can check replacements.com and confirm. That site will tell you what they are asking for each piece. That is retail. If you sell it on your own, you could expect to get 1/2 to 1/4 of retail.
There are no sold examples on eBay to see what people are getting for them. There are a few active auctions you could watch and if they sell that is today's market value. Each piece has its own value and without knowing what pieces (and the condition) you have, I can't accurately quote values.
If they aren't Hibiscus, they may be Camillia. They are very similar to each other, if I remember correctly. There are some solds of Camillia on eBay so you can match what you have to those auctions once you confirm the pattern.
Be aware that chips, cracks and crazing may decrease retail as low as 1/8 the the value.
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This lovely piece is called Camillia by Noritake - priced from the smallest to the largest on this site - www.replacements.com/
Although at this time it would be impossible for anyone to give you a value on your pieces but you do not state what pieces you have you can check out what people are asking for individual pieces and get some idea but only a sold piece would give you current value and no one seems to be buying very many pieces of any brand of china right now.
I believe your pattern (picture is blurry) is Camellias #4735.
You can check it out at Replacements and maybe contact them if you have several pieces to see if they can help you.
www.replacements.com/
eBay and Etsy have some pieces listed so you might place a watch on pieces to see if they sell.
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