Mikasa Intaglio Arabella

In the early 1930's, Mikasa was established as an international trading company based in Secaucus, New Jersey. The company, while wholly American, looked to Japan for inspiration. Named in honor of Prince Mikasa, the youngest brother of Emperor Hirohito, Mikasa soon established itself as one of the most recognized Japanese brand names in the West.

Although Mikasa found success as an import-export trading company, a strategic decision was made to add ceramic dinnerware to the company's line of products in 1948. Importing merchandise produced by a network of over 150 manufacturers worldwide, the company itself never attempted to "manufacture" any of the dinnerware it sold. Rather, the Mikasa branded items were imported from Japan, Ireland, England, France, and Germany.



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