Narumi Tea Set
Title
Narumi Tea Set
Subject
Ceramics--Japan--1900s
Description
15 piece tea set: teapot with lid; sugar bowl with lid; creamer; 6 tea cups and saucers. White porcelain with intertwined gray & maroon free brush strokes at intervals around each item. Lids on teapot and sugar bowl are solid deep rose with white oval knob. Saucers are solid deep rose on top surface, white on bottom. Ear-shaped handles on teapot, creamer & sugar bowl. Each piece inscribed “Narumi China” on bottom. Repair work evident on lid knobs.
Creator
Narumi China. “This tea set was presented to Conrad Totman by officials of the Japan Dining Car Company (Nihon Shokudo Kaisha) in 1956. As a sanitary inspector for the United States Army Medical Corps in Japan, Totman had the duty of ascertaining that the food storage, preparation, and serving facilities of the Japanese railways met US Army standards on those lines used by American military personnel. In the course of his work Totman established a sufficiently good working relationship with officials of the Dining Car Company so that when his tour of duty ended, they gave him a farewell dinner, at which time this Narumi tea set was presented to him.”
Date
1900-1950
Contributor
Gift of Conrad Totman (b. 1934) family.
Source
CHS
Rights
CHS. Fair use.
Format
jpeg
Type
Physical object
Identifier
CHS-1983-001
Coverage
Japan
Identifier
005
Citation
Narumi China. “This tea set was presented to Conrad Totman by officials of the Japan Dining Car Company (Nihon Shokudo Kaisha) in 1956. As a sanitary inspector for the United States Army Medical Corps in Japan, Totman had the duty of ascertaining that the food storage, preparation, and serving facilities of the Japanese railways met US Army standards on those lines used by American military personnel. In the course of his work Totman established a sufficiently good working relationship with officials of the Dining Car Company so that when his tour of duty ended, they gave him a farewell dinner, at which time this Narumi tea set was presented to him.” , “Narumi Tea Set,” Conway Historical Society, accessed September 14, 2024, https://conwaymasshistory.org/items/show/2.