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NOS Otagiri Japan Sailboat & Lighthouse Coffee/Tea Mug Nautical Ocean Seas
1960\'s - 1970\'sItem has original stickers.
- Haindpainted sticker
- Gold OMC Japan sticker
- Partial store sticker
Etched in the bottom of mug Handpainted by OTAGIRI
Does have some shelf rubbing/wear on bottom.
Also has a few imperfections on the rim.
Item also has dust from shelf. I was afraid to wash. I did not want to damage the stickers.
See photo\'s
Thank you
Fun facts:Chiyoko Otoguro Otagiri was born on May 27, 1905, in a farming family, in Cupertino, California. Her family sent her to Japan for education. She returned when she was 18, and married Goro Otagiri from San Francisco. Chiyoko and Goro had three children. They were incarcerated in the Topaz (Central Utah) concentration camp during World War II. After their release, they moved to Boulder, Colorado, where Goro worked as a Japanese teacher for the Navy.
The Otagiris moved back to the Bay Area in 1946 and started the Otagiri Mercantile Company. Goro Otagiri passed away in 1977. Chiyoko Otagiri started living in Piedmont Garden Residence in Oakland in 2005. She passed away on March 16, 2014, at the age of 108 years, and was cremated at the Chapel of Chimes Oakland.
