| IMPERIAL CUPS related to MANCHURIA |
| Crest of the Royal family of Manchuria on pure silver sake cups, most likely awarded by the Emperor Pu-Yi. Obviously very rare and valuable. |
| A sake cup set commemorating the Manchurian Emperor's visit to Japan |
| Very rare cup with the Imperial Orchid crest of Pu-Yi, the last Chinese emperor. This crest is very hard to find on cups. The inscription here is quite interesting: 'Manchukuo, Friends of the Army Association Member, Remove the Bandits Commemorative'. Note that the name of the country here is not Manshu (still used for the area and translated Manchuria) but Manshu-koku (translated as Manchukuo, the puppet empire). Also the other phrase (seen in the photo to the right) is somewhat archaic. It probably refers to the Chinese who were continuously giving headaches to the Japanese colonizers. |
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