{"id":15482638467353,"title":"CHICHIBU MARU: 1930 - Noritake China portrait plate","handle":"chichibu-maru-1930-noritake-china-portrait-plate","description":"\u003cp\u003eN.Y.K. Line - A handsome portrait plate from the 1930s showing the CHICHIBU MARU at sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 9.75\" diameter plate is back-marked with a pre-WW2 Noritake logo. Picture wire is fitted through two holes on back for hanging. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe image, minus a tugboat and other harbor craft, is taken from an illustration used on postcards in the 1930s. Other versions of the plate feature the ship name on the bow which is missing here. The ship, the last of the ASAMA MARU trio, had a name change in 1939 to KAMAKURA MARU. My guess is that this souvenir was created between 1939 and 1942 before the ship went into military service. She was sunk in 1943 with a great loss of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2026-11-02T10:19:51-05:00","created_at":"2026-11-02T10:19:50-05:00","vendor":"N","type":"- Souvenirs","tags":["- Souvenirs","A to Z: 100s of Ships","holding","N.Y.K. Line"],"price":9500,"price_min":9500,"price_max":9500,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":68219791278361,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"10630a","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"CHICHIBU MARU: 1930 - Noritake China portrait plate","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":9500,"weight":1134,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":null,"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/10630a.jpg?v=1793632718","\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/10630a-1.jpg?v=1793632719","\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/10630a-4.jpg?v=1793632719"],"featured_image":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/10630a.jpg?v=1793632718","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":53743132180761,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.172,"height":2133,"width":2500,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/10630a.jpg?v=1793632718"},"aspect_ratio":1.172,"height":2133,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/10630a.jpg?v=1793632718","width":2500},{"alt":null,"id":53743132213529,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.197,"height":3024,"width":3620,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/10630a-1.jpg?v=1793632719"},"aspect_ratio":1.197,"height":3024,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/10630a-1.jpg?v=1793632719","width":3620},{"alt":null,"id":53743132246297,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.199,"height":1080,"width":1295,"src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/10630a-4.jpg?v=1793632719"},"aspect_ratio":1.199,"height":1080,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/nautiques.net\/cdn\/shop\/files\/10630a-4.jpg?v=1793632719","width":1295}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eN.Y.K. Line - A handsome portrait plate from the 1930s showing the CHICHIBU MARU at sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 9.75\" diameter plate is back-marked with a pre-WW2 Noritake logo. Picture wire is fitted through two holes on back for hanging. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe image, minus a tugboat and other harbor craft, is taken from an illustration used on postcards in the 1930s. Other versions of the plate feature the ship name on the bow which is missing here. The ship, the last of the ASAMA MARU trio, had a name change in 1939 to KAMAKURA MARU. My guess is that this souvenir was created between 1939 and 1942 before the ship went into military service. She was sunk in 1943 with a great loss of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent condition.\u003c\/p\u003e"}