NORITAKE GIVES PRESIDENT BONE
CHINA TABLEWARE GOOD TO EAT
A MEAL FIT FOR A KING
By Walter Jayawardhana
 Photos
By Sudath Silva
Noritake Lanka Porcelain, which produces table ware, for the most distinguished
dinning tables across the globe has added to its collection bone china
tableware of the highest quality available anywhere in the world, ceramic
experts said.
As the new addition to its production line is so good to serve a meal
fit for a king, Mr.Motoyasu Nakanishi, Deputy Chairman of Noritake handed
over the first set of bone China Porcelain table ware set to President
Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Temple Trees, official residence of the President
, February 28.
The thirty five year old Sri Lanka - Japanese company combines a century
old Noritake tradition with the local Sri Lankan talent in producing
white porcelain and fine china table ware until it added the bone china
category this month.
Bone china got its name from the ox bone ash that was mixed to it when
it was first produced in Great Britain by Thomas Frye in 1748. In the
late 18th century Josiah Spode developed it further by mixing it with
Kaolin and China stone.
Bone china is characterized by high whiteness, translucency and strength.
Production, experts say, usually involves a two stage firing where the
first, bisque, is without a glaze at 1280 °C (2336 °F), which
gives a translucent product and then glaze, or glost, fired at a lower
temperature below 1080 °C (1976 °F).
Noritake Lanka said , since 1972, with a chosen hard working team of
experts and management, they have developed rapidly both in exporting
and local sales, establishing a well known name and bond with their
customers. “Today,” the company said, “ we lead as Sri
Lanka's best in the tabletop industry, proving unmatched quality and
durability trough 30 year of service and technological development.
During this process we certainly haven't forgotten the traditional Hand
painted ornaments and masterpieces which were admired and adorned in
many homes and workplaces throughout the world and we dedicate a specially
trained staff of talented artists to create and produce artistic hand
paintings on various ceramic bodies, shapes & sizes.”
The company further said, it was founder of NORITAKE, Baron Ichizaemon
Morimura who established his dream of bringing the world closer by introducing
the finest crafted tableware in the world. Starting from New York he
established the business in many countries. The founder's philosophy
was to be happy and prosperous together with other people around the
globe, the statement added.
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