UP FOR SALE: Antique Nippon Ware NPMC Lidded Condiment Container Windmill Sailboat Scene NIPPON is the official name for the country of Japan and it literally means "Rising Sun" as also attested by their national flag. It is NOT the name of a particular company or maker or artisan. By extension, NIPPON WARE refers to Porcelain Chinaware from Japan. In other words, this term reveals the country of origin of these items, not their maker. Technically speaking, any chinaware or collectible porcelain that was made in Japan would qualify in applying this name; however, most collectors also offer a temporal distinction to this term as in using it only for items made before 1921. The reasons stem from a 1921 US official request for all imports from Japan to be labeled with the English name for the country, JAPAN, and was adopted immediately thereafter. Although this is an artificial separation, it is nowadays widely accepted as the standard way to refer to the two periods of pre-1921 as NIPPON-WARE and post-1921 as JAPAN-WARE. In general, items produced in Japan during these two periods were marked accordingly to reflect these labeling changes, with very little overlap in the early 1920s, which further enhanced the widespread adoption of these terms as a fairly accurate period description of collectible Japanese porcelain chinaware. PLEASE REFER TO ALL PHOTOS FOR A BETTER VISUAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ITEM *Vintage and secondhand items may have flaws. Please review item(s), description and picture(s). I do my best to research and describe the items accurately, but I am not an expert on all of the items I sell. Unless specified in the listing, all items are sold AS-IS AS-SEEN in photos* All of My Items Come from a Smoke Free Home and have been cleaned per's standards I do Ship everyday Monday - Saturday Feel Free to Visit My Store and Browse Through My Other Listings as I am happy to combine shipping for you. Please contact me with any issues prior to leaving negative/neutral feedback or low detail ratings, as I will always do my best to solve any problems that may come up! If you have any further questions, please feel free to message me Any props that are used in the taking of the photos are not included. Only the item/items in the title of the listings are being sold