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2025/3/28 - 2025/4/24 / New York City (Diamond District), New York / Other

Nippon Club Special Exhibition "Nippon ・ The Story of Coffee Cups - Coffee Cups that Americans Called Nippon and Loved" (Japanese only)

This exhibition will feature approximately 50 coffee cups and several sets of coffee cups that were exported to the United States from the Meiji to Showa periods.

The Nippon Club will hold the exhibition "Nippon ・ Coffee Cup Story - Coffee Cups Americans Called and Loved Nippon" from March 28 （ Friday ） to April 24 （ Thursday ）, 2025. This exhibition will feature approximately 50 coffee cups and several sets of coffee cups exported to the U.S. from the Meiji period to the Showa period. After the Meiji Restoration, Japan encouraged exports to Europe and America, and production of Western tableware flourished in ceramic centers such as Arita, Kyoto, and Seto. Especially in the U.S., Japanese porcelain became popular under the name "Nippon. This is because many Japanese porcelain manufacturers used "Nippon" instead of "Japan" until 1921, when the McKinley Tariff Act of 1890 mandated the labeling of origin.

This exhibition explores the craftsmanship and design ingenuity of the artisans of the time and the background that attracted the American public. These beautiful coffee cups were created through trial and error by craftsmen who had never drunk coffee before. Behind this were the efforts of people who traveled to New York and researched trendy designs there. For them, the Japan Club was an important center of exchange and a spiritual home.

In the 1960s, Japanese technology and design were highly regarded, with Japanese products boasting more than 70% of the American tableware market. In particular, the white porcelain technique, which beautifully showcases the color of coffee and the design of the cup, is a Japanese treasure that should be proudly displayed around the world.

It was Dr. Howard ・ Kotler, a potter at the University of Washington, who was the first to recognize the artistic value of Japanese export porcelain, especially "Old Noritake," from the Meiji period. > Porcelains" exhibition, which made many people aware of the appeal of Japanese porcelain.

＜ Exhibition Structure ＞
Exhibition 1 ： The Dawn of a New Age: From the Early Meiji to Taisho Period
Exhibition 2 ： Reevaluation of American Art Deco - From to Occupied Japan

Japanese Coffee Cups Loved in America. Nippon ・ Coffee Cup Stories" explores the charm of these cups. At the venue, see the history of cultural exchange between Japan and the U.S. through beautiful cups.

〇 Dates : March 28 （ Fri ） － Apr 24 （ Thu ）
〇 Location : Japan Gallery 〒Blu(Japan Club 7th Floor) 145 West 57th Street, 7th Floor, New York NY 10019
〇 Time : 10:00 am - 6:00 pm (Mon － Fri) / 10:00 am - 5:00 pm (Sat) / Closed Sun
〇 Admission Free

◆Gallery Talk
Dr. Yoshie Iya, supervisor of this exhibition, （ will talk about the background of how Japanese porcelain became popular and loved in the American market from the late 19th to early 20th century, while viewing the exhibited works with ） photographs.

0 Date : March 28 （ Sat ） 2 pm ～
0 Place : Japan Gallery （ 7th floor of the Nippon Club ）
0 Fee : Free
0 Application : Please include your full name, Please send an e-mail to gallery@nipponclub.org with your full name.

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