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This book adds more than 750 color photos to the record of materials on
Noritake collectibles presented in Spain's 1997 book on this subject-a
work with more than 1,200 color photos. This book, like the previous
one, is comprehensive. It covers non-dinnerware porcelains made by the
Noritake Company between about 1908 and the 1970s. The emphasis,
however, is on the 1920s and works with Art Deco characteristics. The
backstamp materials have been expanded, updated, and made very
user-friendly. In addition, there is a substantial and thought-provoking
essay on the historical and cultural roots of Art Deco, in general,
along with a thorough discussion of the distinguishing features of Art
Deco Noritake fancy line porcelains of the 1920s.
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