Five beautifully decorated Japanese Imperial Army sake
Click here to view this lot Five beautifully decorated Japanese Imperial Army sake Memorial cups The history of military sake cups goes back to the Meiji period () when the country opened itself to foreign countries and developed a modern army and fleet. The large-scale production of military sake memorial cups only really began after the victories in the first Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese wars. The standard Japanese Kanji characters, such as what kind of cup it was or which regiment, were made with a stamp. The name of the soldier was hand-painted on the cup. The text on three cups has been deciphered. Cup bottom right???? keepsake of the person who has left the army. ??? second regiment imperial guards ??? the light of the country Cup top right??? 13th regiment ?? Memorial ?? Miyasaka (the name of the owner of the cup, written at the bottom)Cup bottom left???: (Shi chou san) third logistics regiment ???? (jyotai kinen) memory of the person who has left the army ??: Umehara (name of the owner of the cup)The dimensions range from 5.5 cm x 3 cm to 6 cm x 3 cmThe cups will be sent by registered mail in protective packagingClick here to visit Catawiki Read More