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I have begun a series of short essays on various topics. Essay #1 Is my cup a fake? Essay #2 How do I date my cups? Essay #3 How do I display my cups? Essay #3 page 2: Other display ideas Essay #4 Where do all these cups come from, and how many are left? I plan to be adding more on various topics. If you have any topic ideas,please email me.
directly to each page, so I have created a SITE MAP. Here you can access any page quickly. |
military sake cups and bottles from Imperial Japan. I have designed a few pages to show common kanji and common symbols that appear on Japanese military cups. Let me know what you think! I also have cups and other items for sale, so please check these out as well. (Note that any items not on the Store pages have either been sold already or are not currently for sale.) |
Dan King's Japanese Military Sake Cups 1894-1945 Mutsuki Kato's HEITAI SAKAZUKI (SOLDIERS' CUPS) Richard Fuller's Japanese Military Sake Cups All three are essential for the cup collector, but Kato's book is in Japanese.
distinguishing different symbols and insignia is very important.
different sources, some of which may turn out to be dubious. If I get anything wrong, drop me a line. |
| From a military shop advertisement, which ran to five pages. Printed in the 1930s. Check out the tank cup on the bottom right! See more detail from this pamphlet by clicking the link below. 1930s pamphlet |
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| Two single-cup boxes for 5.5 cm cups. Similar designs. Made of thin cardboard. See more packages here. |
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| 1930s or 40s magazine cover. |
Here are some packages that are considerably thinner than the cardboard
boxes. They are actually a kind of sturdy rice paper. It seems quite clear that
these were meant to be disposed of after bringing the cups home. They have
thin paper flaps on either end that do not hook together, so the cups would
have a tendency to slip right out if not handled carefully.
boxes. They are actually a kind of sturdy rice paper. It seems quite clear that
these were meant to be disposed of after bringing the cups home. They have
thin paper flaps on either end that do not hook together, so the cups would
have a tendency to slip right out if not handled carefully.
| Various bottles (tokkuri) |
Beautiful hand-painted design
Inscribed 'Navy, Discharge Commemorative'.
Inscribed 'Navy, Discharge Commemorative'.
I have opened a companion site as well. It is
still in the beginning stages, but I'm adding
new pictures and pages every week.
Please have a look:
still in the beginning stages, but I'm adding
new pictures and pages every week.
Please have a look:
Beautiful hand-painted fighter plane, clouds, and trees.
Inscribed 'Tachiarai, 4th Air Corps, Abe'. The red name is probably
that of the artist. It looks like the first kanji in 'Hattori'.
Tachiarai is in Fukuoka Prefecture. The IJA established an Air
Base (and the 4th regiment) there in 1919, In 1940 an Army Flight
School was opened. However, it was destroyed in 1945 by U.S.
bombers.
I believe the 4th Regiment from Tachiarai was part of the Pearl
Harbor attack force.
Inscribed 'Tachiarai, 4th Air Corps, Abe'. The red name is probably
that of the artist. It looks like the first kanji in 'Hattori'.
Tachiarai is in Fukuoka Prefecture. The IJA established an Air
Base (and the 4th regiment) there in 1919, In 1940 an Army Flight
School was opened. However, it was destroyed in 1945 by U.S.
bombers.
I believe the 4th Regiment from Tachiarai was part of the Pearl
Harbor attack force.
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