I bought some from an eBay dealer called seaside*collectibles. They were beautiful pieces. The dealer said that the company was producing stuff from the mid 1940s - early 60's and was a steady importer from Japan. Royal Sealy made a bunch of luster ware and are very popular now for their unusual tea cups and head vases.
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Because during the time Japan and China started trading so Japan received gun powder, also the west was no friend of China but kept their trading routes (including weaponary) to Japan. Because of china's being so enclosed and tight they hardly got any new technology except what they made by themselves
Taiwan is an island off the coast of China, so it isn't "bordered" directly by any countries. However, there is China to the east, Japan and the Koreas to the north, and the Philippines to the south.
The US opened up trade with Japan directly, being the first Western country to violate Japan's isolationist policy. As a result, they established embassies and consulates in Japan and traded directly with the Shogunate and (later) Empire of Japan. Conversely, by the time the US arrived in China, Western countries had already carved up much of China into Spheres of Influence. As a result, the US pursued the "Open Door Policy" which was a policy that would allow the US (and any other Western power) to operate in any of the extant Spheres of Influence.
Marco Polo traveled to Asia and i took 3 and a half years.
No, Japan does not have any natural oil reserves.