Nippon Iris teal vase with Moriage beading, DOW SIE COT URE NPSK

Description

This is a gorgeous late 19th century antique Nagoya Potteries Shippo Kaisha of Japan Dow Sie Cot Ure hand painted Iris flower vase with scalloped rim, in very good condition. It measures a mouth of 3 1/2”, a base of 3”, bowl diameter of 5 1/2 “ and 4 3/4" high. No chips or cracks, perfect for use or display.
Nippon Moriage is a color clay string decoration on Japanese’s porcelain that assumes a heavily beaded appearance.
There is very little information about NPSK. Nippon, meaning from Japan, 1891-1921 which was established simply by the US government requiring that imported china had to be marked with it's country of origin beginning in 1891. Japanese began marking their wares "Nippon" since that is what they referred to their country and the Nippon era.  The Japanese did not wait for that magic date to begin producing European styled goods for sale in the USA but started Nagoya Potteries around 1880 and when they marked their goods with this very rare NPSK mark that is on the vase. Nippon ran out of marks quickly and realized that at that time they did not have to mark anything at all, so stopped because it was cheaper not to mark them. So that makes this vase one of the earlier pieces and the style that it's decorated in confirms this. Even though it was made before the Nippon era officially began, goods produced prior to 1891 are still considered Nippon by just about all Nippon collectors, and perhaps they are even more highly sought after given their unique status and beauty. NPSK stands for Nagoya Potteries Shippo Kaisha.