Real or fake Nippon mark?

Thank you for your time, can not find this mark appears to be fake to me but would like some other thoughts regards Joe.

 

Looks good to me. This is actually a Made in Japan piece rather than a Nippon piece. The shape and decoration look about right for a Made in Japan piece produced between the world wars.
Don

 

On the subject of the use of Nippon, Japan and Made in Japan the following site says. "Nippon" was used from 1891 to 1921. From about 1921 to 1941 Japan was used, and "Made in Japan" used after 1941. There are exceptions such as "Occupied Japan" immediately after WWII, etc...

"Marks on export porcelain: In 1891 the McKinley Tariff Act was instated, requiring items imported into the United States to be marked in English with the country of origin. The name "Nippon" was chosen for items coming from Japan. (Nippon is the Japanese name for Japan.) In 1921, the official country of origin name requirement was changed to "Japan", thus creating a defined time period 1891-1921 in which wares were marked Nippon. Previous to 1891, items were either not marked at all, or marked with Japanese characters. During the period 1921-1941 porcelain should be marked "Japan" and roughly after 1941, marked "Made in Japan", though numerous exceptions appears to occurs.

"Pieces marked with JAPAN or MADE IN JAPAN in plain text without any company marks, in general date to the period immediately after the second WW. Some come with the addition of OCCUPIED JAPAN."

I couldn't find your mark on the following site. I'm not sure what is in the center of the circle of your mark. If it is a bird it might??? be SEIEI & Co.

Scroll about 1/3rd to 1/2 the way down the page to the "JAPAN - MADE IN JAPAN" section.
Scroll about 2/3rds of the way for the "Seiei & Co." section.
http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/20thcenturyjapan.shtml

--- Susan