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English seals & marking

The english marking of Kutani ceramics can be separated into several periods :
1) 1891 - 1921
The McKinley Tariff Act was established in 1891. From that date items exported to US had to be marked with the english name of the country of origin. The name used at that time was "Nippon".
Therefore pieces marked Nippon should be considered as made before 1921.
2) 1921 up to WWII
The above rules lasted until 1921 when the name was changed to "Japan". Therefore pieces marked Japan should0